As the world's energy superpower, Russia's industrial landscape—from vast hydrocarbon operations fueling global markets to domestic manufacturing undergoing profound transformation—is built on staggering statistics.
Key Takeaways
- In 2022, Russia's crude oil production averaged 10.95 million barrels per day, representing 12.1% of global output
- Russia held 80 billion barrels of proven oil reserves at the end of 2022, ranking 8th globally
- Gazprom produced 514 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2022, accounting for 17% of world production
- Russia's automotive production reached 728,000 vehicles in 2022, down 58% due to sanctions
- AvtoVAZ produced 373,000 Lada cars in 2022
- Machine tool production was 5,200 units in 2022
- Iron ore production reached 101 million tons in 2022
- Coal output totaled 438 million tons in 2022, down 2.4%
- Gold production was 331 tons in 2022
- Crude steel production was 71.5 million tons in 2022
- Pig iron output 50.8 million tons in 2022
- Rolled steel products 62 million tons in 2022
- Fertilizer production totaled 55 million tons in 2022
- Ammonia output 20.5 million tons in 2022
- Urea production 12.8 million tons in 2022
Russia's industrial base features massive energy dominance alongside broad, varied manufacturing.
Chemicals
- Fertilizer production totaled 55 million tons in 2022
- Ammonia output 20.5 million tons in 2022
- Urea production 12.8 million tons in 2022
- Potash fertilizers 11.2 million tons in 2022 by Uralkali
- Phosphate fertilizers 12.5 million tons in 2022
- Sulfuric acid production 12 million tons in 2022
- Polymers output 4.2 million tons in 2022
- Synthetic rubber 1.1 million tons in 2022
- Paints and varnishes 1.8 million tons in 2022
- Caustic soda 1.2 million tons in 2022
- Soda ash production 850,000 tons in 2022
- Petrochemicals turnover 3.5 trillion rubles in 2022
- SIBUR produced 2.1 million tons polyethylene in 2022
- Tires rubber 1.05 million tons in 2022
- Detergents production 2.5 million tons in 2022
- Pesticides output 85,000 tons active substance in 2022
- Acetic acid 450,000 tons in 2022
- Methanol production 2.8 million tons in 2022
- Ethylene output 2.3 million tons in 2022
- Propylene 1.9 million tons in 2022
- Fertilizer exports 35 million tons in 2022
- Eurochem produced 11.5 million tons fertilizers in 2022
- Acron nitrogen fertilizers 6.2 million tons in 2022
- Chemical industry grew 1.8% in 2022
Chemicals Interpretation
It seems Russia has decided that while geopolitics may be unpredictable, the world's dinner plate and dirty laundry are reliably lucrative, and they intend to remain the indispensable, albeit often contentious, supplier of everything needed to grow the food and manufacture the goods that the global economy cannot seem to do without.
Energy
- In 2022, Russia's crude oil production averaged 10.95 million barrels per day, representing 12.1% of global output
- Russia held 80 billion barrels of proven oil reserves at the end of 2022, ranking 8th globally
- Gazprom produced 514 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2022, accounting for 17% of world production
- Russia's natural gas reserves stood at 38 trillion cubic meters in 2022, the largest globally
- In 2023, Rosneft's oil production reached 102.2 million tons, up 2.5% from previous year
- Russia exported 243 million tons of crude oil and products in 2022
- The Power of Siberia pipeline delivered 15.3 billion cubic meters of gas to China in 2022
- Russia's LNG production capacity reached 30 million tons per year by 2023 with Yamal LNG at full capacity
- Thermal power plants generated 68.5% of Russia's electricity in 2022, totaling 1,124 billion kWh
- Nuclear power contributed 19.4% of electricity production in 2022, with 29 reactors operational
- Russia's installed electricity capacity was 270 GW in 2022
- Hydroelectric power accounted for 16.7% of electricity in 2022, with 102 stations
- Novatek's Arctic LNG 2 project aims for 19.8 million tons annual capacity by 2026
- Russia flared 10.5 billion cubic meters of associated gas in 2022
- Sakhalin-2 LNG plant produced 11.2 million tons in 2022
- Russia's oil refining capacity was 289 million tons per year in 2022
- Gazprom Export shipped 100.9 billion cubic meters to Europe in 2022 before cuts
- Renewable energy share in electricity was 0.1% in 2022
- Urengoy gas field produced 235 billion cubic meters annually, largest in Russia
- Samotlor oil field output was 1.2 million tons per day in 2022
- Russia invested 2.5 trillion rubles in upstream oil in 2022
- Priobskoye field holds 6.7 billion tons recoverable oil
- Nord Stream pipelines carried 55 billion cubic meters to Germany in 2021 peak
- Russian oil exports to Asia rose to 3.3 million bpd in 2023
- Surgutneftegas produced 62 million tons of oil in 2022
- Zapolyarnoye field output 110 billion cubic meters gas in 2022
- Russia's gas processing plants handled 70 billion cubic meters in 2022
- Lukoil extracted 81.5 million tons oil equivalent in 2022
- Vankor cluster produced 8.5 million tons oil in 2022
- Russia’s energy sector contributed 25% to GDP in 2022
Energy Interpretation
Despite burning off gas enough to power France for a year and boasting the world's largest gas reserves, Russia's energy engine—powered overwhelmingly by fossil fuels and enriched by its vast reserves—remains both its primary economic pillar and its most glaring environmental paradox.
Manufacturing
- Russia's automotive production reached 728,000 vehicles in 2022, down 58% due to sanctions
- AvtoVAZ produced 373,000 Lada cars in 2022
- Machine tool production was 5,200 units in 2022
- Shipbuilding output included 12 large vessels in 2022
- Aircraft manufacturing delivered 25 civil aircraft in 2022
- Steel pipe production totaled 4.2 million tons in 2022
- Food processing industry output grew 3.2% to 18.5 trillion rubles in 2022
- Pharmaceutical production increased 12% to 85 billion packs in 2022
- Textile industry produced 450 million square meters of fabric in 2022
- Furniture manufacturing output was 45 million units in 2022
- Cement production reached 57.8 million tons in 2022
- Glass production totaled 8.5 million tons in 2022
- Tire production was 52 million units in 2022
- Refrigerator production hit 3.2 million units in 2022
- Tractor manufacturing output 1,200 units in 2022
- Electrical equipment production grew 4.5% in 2022
- Apparel industry output 120 million items in 2022
- Paper and pulp production 8.2 million tons in 2022
- Leather footwear production 65 million pairs in 2022
- Electronics manufacturing turnover 1.2 trillion rubles in 2022
- Motorcycle production 45,000 units in 2022
- Washing machine output 2.8 million units in 2022
- Bicycle manufacturing 1.5 million units in 2022
- Instrument-making production value 950 billion rubles in 2022
- Tobacco products output 280 billion cigarettes in 2022
- Meat processing 5.2 million tons in 2022
- Dairy products production 28 million tons in 2022
- Sugar production 6.8 million tons in 2022
- Beer production 72 million hectoliters in 2022
Manufacturing Interpretation
The data paints a picture of a sanctions-bruised industrial giant, stubbornly producing mountains of essentials like food and medicine while its high-tech and complex machinery sectors struggle, suggesting Russia is becoming better at feeding and clothing itself than at building the future.
Metallurgy
- Crude steel production was 71.5 million tons in 2022
- Pig iron output 50.8 million tons in 2022
- Rolled steel products 62 million tons in 2022
- Aluminum production 3.6 million tons in 2022 by Rusal
- NLMK produced 17.5 million tons steel in 2022
- Severstal output 11.2 million tons steel slabs in 2022
- MMK produced 12.3 million tons steel in 2022
- Ferroalloys production 1.8 million tons in 2022
- Titanium sponge output 38,000 tons in 2022
- Copper cathodes 920,000 tons in 2022
- Zinc primary 215,000 tons in 2022
- Lead primary 95,000 tons in 2022
- Steel tubes 15.5 million tons in 2022
- Wire rod production 4.8 million tons in 2022
- Metallurgical coke 35 million tons in 2022
- Sinter production 65 million tons in 2022
- Magnitogorsk produced 12.4 million tons steel in 2022
- Chelyabinsk rolled products 5.2 million tons in 2022
- Novolipetsk slabs 15 million tons in 2022
- Evraz steel output 13.4 million tons in 2022
- Aluminum exports 5.2 million tons in 2022
- Steel exports 42 million tons in 2022
- Metallurgy sector turnover 8.5 trillion rubles in 2022
Metallurgy Interpretation
Despite global headwinds, Russia's metallurgical heart continued to beat loudly in 2022, forging a staggering 71.5 million tons of steel into an 8.5 trillion ruble backbone for its economy and exports.
Mining
- Iron ore production reached 101 million tons in 2022
- Coal output totaled 438 million tons in 2022, down 2.4%
- Gold production was 331 tons in 2022
- Diamond mining yielded 39 million carats in 2022 by Alrosa
- Nickel production 244,000 tons in 2022
- Copper output 912,000 tons in 2022
- Bauxite extraction 6.2 million tons in 2022
- Phosphate rock production 14 million tons in 2022
- Potash production 11.5 million tons in 2022
- Silver output 1,300 tons in 2022
- Palladium production 82 tons in 2022, leading globally
- Platinum group metals 25 tons in 2022
- Manganese ore 1.2 million tons in 2022
- Lead production 120,000 tons in 2022
- Zinc output 210,000 tons in 2022
- Fluorspar production 650,000 tons in 2022
- Barite extraction 45,000 tons in 2022
- Tungsten production 2,500 tons in 2022
- Molybdenum output 1,800 tons in 2022
- Mining industry employed 1.2 million people in 2022
- Norilsk produced 1.8 million tons nickel-copper matte in 2022
- Udokan copper project reserves 13.5 million tons copper
- Olimpiada gold mine produced 1.17 million oz in 2022
- Coal exports 210 million tons in 2022
Mining Interpretation
While Western sanctions may have Russia sweating like a miner in July, the nation's industrial output shows it's still sitting on—and busily digging up—a veritable treasure trove of resources, proving you can't sanction a continent's worth of dirt.
Other
- Construction volume reached 12.5 trillion rubles in 2022
- Housing commissioning 110 million sqm in 2022
- Road construction 4,200 km highways in 2022
- Railways built 1,500 km track in 2022
- Food industry output 20 trillion rubles in 2022
- Timber processing 42 million cubic meters sawnwood in 2022
- Grain milling 28 million tons flour in 2022
- Distilled spirits 120 million decaliters in 2022
- Engineering products export 15 billion USD in 2022
- Defense industry output classified but 8% GDP share in 2022
- Power engineering equipment 250 turbine sets in 2022
Other Interpretation
Russia's industry built a mountain of concrete and grain, but its most meticulous work was quietly forging the steel heart of a nation at war, with everything from the bread on the table to the tanks in the field running at a state-mandated hum.
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