Iceland vs Romania: Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables
Iceland
-5.4%
in 2025
Romania
-3.2%
in 2025
Iceland rank
69th
Romania rank
67th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Iceland
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports -3.2% against -5.4% in Iceland, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Romania ahead.
Iceland ranks 69th and Romania ranks 67th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.8% | 23.3% | 14.5% | Romania |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 19.8% | 4.2% | Romania |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 2.8% | 5.0% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 4.1% | 6.7% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 13.4% | -0.2% | 13.7% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 7.6% | 5.0% | Romania |
| 2020s | -0.9% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables, Iceland or Romania?
- Romania, at -3.2% against -5.4% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables between Iceland and Romania?
- 2.2%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Romania?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Romania rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from renewables?
- Iceland ranks 69th and Romania ranks 67th of 80 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 renewables. 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.