Germany vs Romania: Annual change in primary energy use
Germany
-5.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
-5.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
196th
Romania rank
197th
Annual change in primary energy use over time
- Germany
- Romania
How they compare
Germany currently reports -5.55 terawatt-hours against -5.61 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 0.06 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Romania ahead.
Germany ranks 196th and Romania ranks 197th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 114.08 terawatt-hours | 31.18 terawatt-hours | 82.9 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1970s | 96.28 terawatt-hours | 30.12 terawatt-hours | 66.17 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | -10.14 terawatt-hours | 4.31 terawatt-hours | 14.45 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | -31.08 terawatt-hours | -35.19 terawatt-hours | 4.11 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | -32.4 terawatt-hours | -2.53 terawatt-hours | 29.87 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | -14.15 terawatt-hours | -1.84 terawatt-hours | 12.32 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | -114.85 terawatt-hours | -5.56 terawatt-hours | 109.29 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy use, Germany or Romania?
- Germany, at -5.55 terawatt-hours against -5.61 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy use between Germany and Romania?
- 0.06 terawatt-hours, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Romania?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Romania rank globally for annual change in primary energy use?
- Germany ranks 196th and Romania ranks 197th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.