Country energy profile · Ukraine · 2025
What percentage of Ukraine’s energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied 72.2% of Ukraine’s total energy. Natural gas is its largest single source. That compares with a world average of 86.2%.
Oil 23.3%, natural gas 34.0%, coal 14.9% · non-fossil 27.8%.
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy 2025 data. Site updated August 13, 2026.
Ukraine energy mix, 2025
Share of total primary energy by source
Key facts
| Fossil-fuel share | 72.2% |
| World average | 86.2% |
| Main fossil fuel | Natural gas |
| Change since 2010 | -8.0 pts |
| Fossil energy per person | 44.1 GJ |
| CO₂ per person | 2.9 t |
| Fossil share of electricity | 24.8% |
| World rank, fossil energy used | #42 of 80 |
Is Ukraine getting less dependent on fossil fuels?
Fossil-fuel share of total energy since 1965, with the absolute amount of fossil fuel used. Share and volume can move in opposite directions.
Fossil share vs. consumption
Left axis: % of primary energy · Right axis: exajoules (EJ)
Oil vs. gas vs. coal in Ukraine
Consumption by fuel, 1965–2025
Exajoules (EJ) per year
Total energy vs. electricity
Ukraine’s electricity has a lower fossil share than its overall energy use, because transport, heating and industry still lean heavily on oil, gas and coal.
Total energy
| Fossil share | 72.2% |
| Oil | 23.3% |
| Gas | 34.0% |
| Coal | 14.9% |
Electricity
| Fossil share | 24.8% |
| Low-carbon share | 73.4% |
| Nuclear + hydro | 65.7% |
| Wind + solar + other renewables | 7.7% |
Frequently asked questions
What percentage of Ukraine's energy comes from fossil fuels?
In 2025, fossil fuels supplied about 72.2% of Ukraine's total primary energy: oil 23.3%, natural gas 34.0% and coal 14.9%. The world average is 86.2%.
What is Ukraine's main energy source?
Ukraine's largest fossil fuel is natural gas. Non-fossil sources make up 27.8% of its energy.
Is Ukraine reducing its dependence on fossil fuels?
Since 2010, Ukraine's fossil-fuel share of energy has fallen by 8.0 percentage points, to 72.2%.
How much of Ukraine's electricity comes from fossil fuels?
About 24.8% of Ukraine's electricity came from fossil fuels in 2025, versus 72.2% of its total energy. Electricity is usually the lower-carbon of the two.
Compare with other countries
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy, 2025 data (annual series back to 1965). See methodology.