Portugal vs Romania: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Portugal
-0.5683 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
-0.9819 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal rank
64th
Romania rank
67th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Portugal currently reports -0.5683 terawatt-hours against -0.9819 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 0.4136 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 64th and Romania ranks 67th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6393 terawatt-hours | 0.303 terawatt-hours | 0.3363 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.4835 terawatt-hours | 0.9122 terawatt-hours | 0.4287 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1980s | -0.4171 terawatt-hours | 0.2339 terawatt-hours | 0.651 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.3895 terawatt-hours | 0.4612 terawatt-hours | 0.0717 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.51 terawatt-hours | -0.2244 terawatt-hours | 1.73 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 0.1366 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.38 terawatt-hours | -0.0639 terawatt-hours | 2.44 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Portugal or Romania?
- Portugal, at -0.5683 terawatt-hours against -0.9819 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Portugal and Romania?
- 0.4136 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Portugal ranks 64th and Romania ranks 67th of 77 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 renewables. 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.