Algeria vs Romania: Annual change in primary energy from coal

Algeria
-2.02 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
-1.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Algeria rank
54th
Romania rank
52nd

Annual change in primary energy from coal over time

  • Algeria
  • Romania
-60-40-20020196619952025

How they compare

Romania currently reports -1.9 terawatt-hours against -2.02 terawatt-hours in Algeria, a difference of 0.12 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Romania ahead.

Algeria ranks 54th and Romania ranks 52nd of 78 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 6.49 terawatt-hours 6.49 terawatt-hours Romania
1970s 0.0023 terawatt-hours 6.39 terawatt-hours 6.38 terawatt-hours Romania
1980s 0.8943 terawatt-hours 6.3 terawatt-hours 5.41 terawatt-hours Romania
1990s -0.2954 terawatt-hours -12.18 terawatt-hours 11.89 terawatt-hours Algeria
2000s -0.1175 terawatt-hours 0.5866 terawatt-hours 0.7041 terawatt-hours Romania
2010s -0.0849 terawatt-hours -2.98 terawatt-hours 2.9 terawatt-hours Algeria
2020s -0.7642 terawatt-hours -5.53 terawatt-hours 4.77 terawatt-hours Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Algeria or Romania?
Romania, at -1.9 terawatt-hours against -2.02 terawatt-hours in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Algeria and Romania?
0.12 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Romania?
60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Romania rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
Algeria ranks 54th and Romania ranks 52nd of 78 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in primary energy from coal
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
81 places, 4,296 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.