Greece vs Romania: Annual change in primary energy from coal

Greece
-1.53 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
-1.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Greece rank
50th
Romania rank
52nd

Annual change in primary energy from coal over time

  • Greece
  • Romania
-60-40-20020196619952025

How they compare

Greece currently reports -1.53 terawatt-hours against -1.9 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 0.37 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Romania ahead.

Greece ranks 50th and Romania ranks 52nd of 78 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2617 terawatt-hours 6.49 terawatt-hours 6.23 terawatt-hours Romania
1970s 2.05 terawatt-hours 6.39 terawatt-hours 4.33 terawatt-hours Romania
1980s 4.64 terawatt-hours 6.3 terawatt-hours 1.67 terawatt-hours Romania
1990s 0.6605 terawatt-hours -12.18 terawatt-hours 12.84 terawatt-hours Greece
2000s -0.1021 terawatt-hours 0.5866 terawatt-hours 0.6887 terawatt-hours Romania
2010s -6.08 terawatt-hours -2.98 terawatt-hours 3.1 terawatt-hours Romania
2020s -4.78 terawatt-hours -5.53 terawatt-hours 0.7506 terawatt-hours Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Greece or Romania?
Greece, at -1.53 terawatt-hours against -1.9 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from coal between Greece and Romania?
0.37 terawatt-hours, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do Greece and Romania rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
Greece ranks 50th 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.