Romania vs Ukraine: Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal
Romania
-7.2%
in 2025
Ukraine
-8.0%
in 2025
Romania rank
53rd
Ukraine rank
56th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from coal over time
- Romania
- Ukraine
How they compare
Romania currently reports -7.2% against -8.0% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 53rd and Ukraine ranks 56th of 78 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.1% | -4.0% | 8.2% | Romania |
| 1990s | -8.2% | -5.5% | 2.7% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -0.4% | 1.5% | Romania |
| 2010s | -3.6% | -2.2% | 1.4% | Ukraine |
| 2020s | -12.2% | -14.6% | 2.4% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from coal, Romania or Ukraine?
- Romania, at -7.2% against -8.0% in Ukraine as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from coal between Romania and Ukraine?
- 0.8%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Ukraine?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Ukraine rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from coal?
- Romania ranks 53rd and Ukraine ranks 56th 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 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.