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  • Russia holds the world's largest natural gas reserves, the second-largest coal reserves, and the ninth-largest crude oil reserves.
  • Russia was the largest producer of crude oil in 2011. During the year, crude oil production averaged about 9.8 million bbl/d.
  • Russia's Transneft holds a monopoly over Russia's pipeline network, however pipeline exports have been displaced somewhat by seaborne exports over the last year.
  • Russia holds the largest natural gas reserves in the world, and is the largest producer and exporter of dry natural gas.
  • Russia is one of the top producers and consumers of electric power in the world, with more than 220 million kilowatts of installed generation capacity.
  • Despite its sizeable reserves, production of coal in Russia is relatively low.

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Analysis Last Updated: September 18, 2012

Overview data for Russia

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Russia
Eurasia
World
Rank
    
 Russia
Total Oil Production 7818.7169 , 6951.0065 , 6306.8591 , 6172.4889 , 6016.5571 , 6101.0903 , 6069.6651 , 6312.3163 , 6723.6389 , 7159.7348 , 7658.8912 , 8534.7786 , 9273.7704 , 9511.2416 , 9677.3983 , 9878.3886 , 9797.1533 , 9933.8266 , 10156.9057 , 10239.1589 , 10396.9672
(1992-2012)
10,239.16 13,332 87,329 2   10,396.97
Crude Oil Production 7631.9290 , 6730.0000 , 6135.0000 , 5995.0000 , 5850.0000 , 5920.0000 , 5854.0000 , 6078.9480 , 6479.2020 , 6917.0000 , 7408.1730 , 8132.1988 , 8804.7077 , 9043.0822 , 9247.2055 , 9437.0634 , 9356.7836 , 9495.3649 , 9694.1145 , 9773.5178 , 9921.6093
(1992-2012)
9,773.52 12,649 74,136 1   9,921.61
Consumption 4423.1588 , 3750.4598 , 3178.9824 , 2976.1330 , 2619.4548 , 2562.4824 , 2488.6083 , 2537.6239 , 2578.4981 , 2590.2318 , 2636.4087 , 2681.8629 , 2750.8139 , 2785.1365 , 2803.4681 , 2697.3870 , 2906.0399 , 2950.4268 , 2992.0912 , 3110.0000 , 3250.5792
(1992-2012)
3,110.00 4,361 88,254 5   3,250.58 F
Estimated Petroleum Net Exports 3395.5581 , 3200.5467 , 3127.8767 , 3196.3559 , 3397.1023 , 3538.6080 , 3581.0568 , 3774.6924 , 4145.1408 , 4569.5030 , 5022.4824 , 5852.9157 , 6522.9565 , 6726.1051 , 6873.9302 , 7181.0016 , 6891.1134 , 6983.3998 , 7164.8144 , 7129.1589 , 7146.3880
(1992-2012)
7,129.16 8,971 -- 182   7,146.39
Refinery Capacity 6463.3200 , 6463.3200 , 6526.6720 , 6720.9050 , 6732.9050 , 6869.0060 , 6745.2130 , 6672.9640 , 5435.4800 , 5435.4800 , 5435.4800 , 5435.4800 , 5432.8010 , 5340.9610 , 5338.9610 , 5428.4970 , 5428.4970 , 5428.4970 , 5430.9080 , 5430.9080
(1993-2012)
5,431 8,209 88,097 3   5,431
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 48.5730 , 48.5730 , 48.5730 , 48.5730 , 48.5730 , 48.5730 , 60.0000 , 60.0000 , 60.0000 , 60.0000 , 60.0000 , 60.0000 , 60.0000 , 60.0000 , 60.0000 , 60.0000 , 80.0000
(1997-2013)
60.00 99 NA 9   80.00
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Russia
Eurasia
World
Rank
 
 Russia
Production 22615.7300 , 21814.0800 , 21450.3300 , 21005.3600 , 19864.6875 , 18900.5880 , 19553.9155 , 19592.7620 , 19334.9625 , 19221.9545 , 19684.5810 , 20507.4205 , 20991.2360 , 21224.3150 , 21736.3825 , 21595.1225 , 21515.0000 , 19303.0000 , 21536.0000 , 23685.7705
(1992-2011)
21,536.00 26,848 111,954 1   23,685.77
Consumption 16481.5100 , 16184.8600 , 15213.7000 , 14507.4000 , 13085.6201 , 12298.4488 , 12603.5704 , 12582.3814 , 13058.7807 , 12905.5136 , 13564.1384 , 14204.3993 , 14567.0844 , 14330.4739 , 15223.9434 , 15226.7686 , 15545.6630 , 13504.8092 , 14960.8466 , 17975.3350
(1992-2011)
14,960.85 21,113 113,321 2   17,975.34
Net Export/Imports(-) 6134.2200 , 5629.2100 , 6236.6300 , 6497.9600 , 6779.0674 , 6602.1393 , 6950.3452 , 7010.3807 , 6276.1818 , 6316.4409 , 6120.4427 , 6303.0212 , 6424.1517 , 6893.8412 , 6512.4392 , 6368.3540 , 6395.5465 , 5805.4329 , 6584.4818 , 6314.3220
(1992-2011)
6,584.48 5,852 -- 92   6,314.32
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)		 1700.0000 , 1700.0000 , 1700.0000 , 1700.0000 , 1700.0000 , 1680.0000 , 1680.0000 , 1680.0000 , 1680.0000 , 1680.0000 , 1680.0000 , 1680.0000 , 1680.0000 , 1680.0000 , 1680.0000 , 1680.0000 , 1688.0000
(1997-2013)
1,680.00 2,165 NA 1   1,688.00
Coal (Million Short Tons)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Russia
Eurasia
World
Rank
 
 Russia
Production 348.7647 , 315.6314 , 280.6871 , 270.8688 , 264.9251 , 252.8383 , 241.0347 , 259.2416 , 264.9119 , 262.3920 , 261.8871 , 283.2709 , 285.4369 , 311.8229 , 313.6803 , 318.5911 , 336.1631 , 343.7470 , 358.9324 , 367.9857
(1992-2011)
358.932 567 7,954 5   367.986
Consumption 325.7639 , 312.6860 , 284.4217 , 270.0354 , 278.2410 , 253.1458 , 238.2547 , 247.1239 , 252.5120 , 230.6300 , 240.2344 , 243.4267 , 235.1142 , 233.4916 , 240.2543 , 230.4018 , 249.7959 , 243.6020 , 248.7288 , 256.6908
(1992-2011)
248.729 432 7,770 5   256.691
Net Export/Imports(-) 4269.2519 , -664.6937 , -2916.7159 , 7305.0174 , 8494.4113 , 5467.4643 , 5615.1741 , 17008.6643 , 15657.2306 , 18438.3621 , 29371.0862 , 37404.7314 , 55301.8586 , 73461.3359 , 74541.6011 , 85907.5335 , 76848.7387 , 92525.8109 , 120543.2587 , 111294.8664
(1992-2011)
120.543 147 -- 105   111.295
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Russia
Eurasia
World
Rank
 
 Russia
Net Generation 965.2460 , 914.2550 , 807.7270 , 815.1580 , 804.1270 , 793.8750 , 786.4910 , 798.7730 , 831.3030 , 840.7070 , 844.4620 , 866.4500 , 883.6960 , 901.8760 , 939.5710 , 962.1970 , 984.6410 , 939.9410 , 983.8060 , 996.2850
(1992-2011)
983.81 1,423 20,225 4   996.29
Net Consumption 864.3510 , 807.8230 , 701.8810 , 712.0810 , 700.2210 , 689.7860 , 675.2590 , 688.4340 , 715.6120 , 719.2770 , 728.7890 , 742.5680 , 763.4840 , 776.9080 , 816.1700 , 844.5440 , 857.7680 , 818.2919 , 861.4730
(1992-2010)
818.29 1,181 17,360 4   861.47
Installed Capacity (GWe) 213.0880 , 213.0990 , 214.6210 , 216.1050 , 210.0530 , 208.7530 , 206.8530 , 204.8530 , 204.6580 , 205.8700 , 206.7700 , 215.5747 , 216.7058 , 218.3788 , 219.5700 , 222.1125 , 224.6794 , 224.0444 , 225.2109 , 229.1123
(1991-2010)
225.21 353 4,843 4   229.11
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Russia
Eurasia
World
Rank
 
 Russia
Production 47.9904 , 44.6872 , 42.3032 , 41.4181 , 39.9461 , 38.7414 , 39.0652 , 40.8088 , 41.6954 , 42.6263 , 44.1627 , 47.1823 , 49.8648 , 51.0796 , 52.0557 , 52.5599 , 52.5460 , 50.4291 , 53.2232 , 56.3963
(1992-2011)
53.223 70 509 3   56.396
Consumption 34.1164 , 30.5845 , 29.2257 , 27.9412 , 25.9227 , 24.3934 , 24.2690 , 25.3350 , 26.1393 , 25.7064 , 26.6626 , 27.4133 , 28.1458 , 27.9222 , 27.6869 , 28.6902 , 29.6325 , 27.6896 , 29.3218 , 32.7710
(1992-2011)
29.322 43 511 3   32.771
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)		 22340.7246 , 21936.3988 , 24011.2725 , 23937.3424 , 23039.2895 , 21384.7809 , 22477.0965 , 22063.1038 , 20685.5548 , 19357.4732 , 19168.2082 , 18367.7858 , 17595.9039 , 16409.7951 , 15044.8569 , 14364.0425 , 14096.0500 , 14288.3278 , 14543.8343 , 15624.3730
(1992-2011)
14,544 14,592 7,452 15   15,624
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
Previous Year
Latest Year
   
History
Russia
Eurasia
World
Rank
 
 Russia
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels
 2020.1941 , 1863.3376 , 1688.8320 , 1603.0617 , 1506.0838 , 1395.6114 , 1384.4996 , 1458.9292 , 1498.7733 , 1442.2588 , 1500.7771 , 1551.9827 , 1599.6160 , 1587.5258 , 1635.9281 , 1580.6124 , 1645.5978 , 1554.5536 , 1642.2903 , 1788.1365
(1992-2011)
1,642.29 2,429 31,502 3   1,788.14

-- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value
Sources: EIA. For more detailed data, see International Energy Statistics.

Data last updated: May 30, 2013


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