Belarus energy mix & electricity

In 2025, Belarus generated 46.4 TWh of electricity. That is similar to Paraguay. More than half of it, 54.5%, came from natural gas; nuclear power was a distant second with 36.6%.

4.8% of the country’s power came from renewable sources: 137th of 158 countries (in the bottom quarter). This puts it 29 points below the world average of 33.8%. It is also below the average for Europe (41.6%). Because nuclear contributes another 36.6%, the low-carbon share is considerably higher, at 41.4%. Each kilowatt-hour emitted on average 309 g CO₂e, against a world average of 458 g. That makes the grid somewhat cleaner than the world average. On carbon intensity, Belarus ranks 63rd of 158 from the cleanest.

Since 2015, the fastest-growing source has been nuclear power: its output rose by 17 TWh, lifting its share by 36.6 percentage points. Natural gas moved the other way, falling by 8.1 TWh. Taken together, the renewable share rose by 3.8 percentage points over the decade. Total generation grew by 12.3 TWh over the same period. Carbon intensity dropped from 507 to 309 g/kWh, a 39% cut.

Coal has never been part of the power mix in Belarus in any meaningful way.

Wind and solar together provided 1.8% of electricity (solar 0.8%, wind 1%), compared with 17.3% worldwide. Per person, that is 41 kWh of solar electricity a year, versus a global average of 338 kWh. Wind adds 53 kWh per person.

Belarus generates 5,154 kWh of electricity per resident each year, 1.3 times the global average. Cross-border trade is roughly balanced.