Japan vs Romania: Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels
Japan
-2.0%
in 2025
Romania
-1.9%
in 2025
Japan rank
60th
Romania rank
58th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels over time
- Japan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports -1.9% against -2.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 60th and Romania ranks 58th of 76 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.6% | 9.7% | 4.9% | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 5.7% | 1.8% | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.6% | -6.6% | 8.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | -0.6% | -1.1% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.9% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | -2.5% | -1.9% | 0.6% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels, Japan or Romania?
- Romania, at -1.9% against -2.0% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels between Japan and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Romania?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Romania rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from fossil fuels?
- Japan ranks 60th and Romania ranks 58th of 76 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.