Ireland vs Romania: Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Ireland
-3.36 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
-4.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
51st
Romania rank
54th
Annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Ireland
- Romania
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -3.36 terawatt-hours against -4.93 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 1.57 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Romania ahead.
Ireland ranks 51st and Romania ranks 54th of 76 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8064 terawatt-hours | 4.07 terawatt-hours | 3.27 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 5.17 terawatt-hours | -37.23 terawatt-hours | 42.4 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.4981 terawatt-hours | -4.29 terawatt-hours | 4.79 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2010s | -1.26 terawatt-hours | -3.08 terawatt-hours | 1.83 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
| 2020s | -2.91 terawatt-hours | -5.36 terawatt-hours | 2.45 terawatt-hours | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Ireland or Romania?
- Ireland, at -3.36 terawatt-hours against -4.93 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Ireland and Romania?
- 1.57 terawatt-hours, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Romania?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Romania rank globally for annual change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Ireland ranks 51st 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.