Germany vs Romania: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Germany
-5.6%
in 2025
Romania
-7.2%
in 2025
Germany rank
51st
Romania rank
53rd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Germany
- Romania
How they compare
Germany currently reports -5.6% against -7.2% in Romania, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Romania ahead.
Germany ranks 51st and Romania ranks 53rd of 78 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 | -1.5% | 10.9% | 12.4% | Romania |
| 1970s | -0.8% | 6.3% | 7.1% | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 3.9% | 3.7% | Romania |
| 1990s | -5.2% | -8.2% | 3.0% | Germany |
| 2000s | -1.2% | 1.1% | 2.4% | Romania |
| 2010s | -2.5% | -3.6% | 1.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | -5.5% | -12.2% | 6.8% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Germany or Romania?
- Germany, at -5.6% against -7.2% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Germany and Romania?
- 1.6%, with Germany 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 percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Germany ranks 51st and Romania ranks 53rd of 78 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.