Ireland vs Romania: Annual change in primary energy from coal
Ireland
-1.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
-1.9 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
49th
Romania rank
52nd
Annual change in primary energy from coal over time
- Ireland
- Romania
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -1.47 terawatt-hours against -1.9 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 0.43 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 49th and Romania ranks 52nd of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.73 terawatt-hours | 6.49 terawatt-hours | 2.76 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1970s | -2.82 terawatt-hours | 6.39 terawatt-hours | 9.2 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.86 terawatt-hours | 6.3 terawatt-hours | 4.44 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | -1.32 terawatt-hours | -12.18 terawatt-hours | 10.86 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | -0.5367 terawatt-hours | 0.5866 terawatt-hours | 1.12 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | -1.15 terawatt-hours | -2.98 terawatt-hours | 1.84 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | -1.41 terawatt-hours | -5.53 terawatt-hours | 4.12 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from coal, Ireland or Romania?
- Ireland, at -1.47 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 Ireland and Romania?
- 0.43 terawatt-hours, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Romania?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Romania rank globally for annual change in primary energy from coal?
- Ireland ranks 49th 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
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.