Germany vs Romania: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Germany
-7.15 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
-4.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Germany rank
56th
Romania rank
54th
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Germany
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports -4.93 terawatt-hours against -7.15 terawatt-hours in Germany, a difference of 2.22 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Romania ahead.
Germany ranks 56th and Romania ranks 54th of 76 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 | 111.05 terawatt-hours | 30.88 terawatt-hours | 80.17 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1970s | 81.1 terawatt-hours | 29.2 terawatt-hours | 51.9 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 1980s | -43.44 terawatt-hours | 4.07 terawatt-hours | 47.51 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | -34.9 terawatt-hours | -37.23 terawatt-hours | 2.33 terawatt-hours | Germany |
| 2000s | -37.44 terawatt-hours | -4.29 terawatt-hours | 33.16 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | -15.04 terawatt-hours | -3.08 terawatt-hours | 11.95 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | -83.55 terawatt-hours | -5.36 terawatt-hours | 78.19 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Germany or Romania?
- Romania, at -4.93 terawatt-hours against -7.15 terawatt-hours in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Germany and Romania?
- 2.22 terawatt-hours, with Romania 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 from fossil fuels?
- Germany ranks 56th and Romania ranks 54th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels. 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.