Geothermal capacity as a share of worldwide geothermal power capacity fell 3.58% to 0.596% in Russia in 2016, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, geothermal capacity as a share of worldwide geothermal power capacity in Russia reached an all time high of 0.816% in 2005 and an all time low of 0.163% in 1995. When compared to Russia's main peers, geothermal capacity as a share of worldwide geothermal power capacity in China amounted to 0.199%, 0.284% in Germany, 3.96% in Japan and 27.7% in USA in 2016.
Russia has been ranked 14th within the group of 27 countries we follow in terms of geothermal capacity as a share of worldwide geothermal power capacity, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Geothermal Capacity (As % of Worldwide Geothermal Power Capacity) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.012% | 0.012% | 0.012% | 0.011% | 0.011% | |||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.241% | 0.232% | 0.225% | 0.215% | 0.206% | |||||||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.142% | 0.136% | 0.140% | 0.134% | 0.128% | |||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.066% | 0.161% | 0.247% | 0.259% | 0.249% | |||||||||||||
| India | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Japan | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.74% | 4.55% | 4.43% | 4.24% | 4.11% | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | 7.84% | 6.89% | 6.79% | 6.39% | 6.59% | |||||||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | 0.725% | 0.696% | 0.676% | 0.644% | 0.618% | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | % | ... | ... | ... | 31.0% | 31.6% | 31.0% | 29.5% | 28.8% |