Israel vs Romania: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Israel
-2.0%
in 2025
Romania
-1.7%
in 2025
Israel rank
185th
Romania rank
182nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Israel
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports -1.7% against -2.0% in Israel, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Romania ahead.
Israel ranks 185th and Romania ranks 182nd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.0% | 9.8% | 0.2% | Israel |
| 1970s | 4.5% | 5.8% | 1.3% | Romania |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 0.6% | 2.6% | Israel |
| 1990s | 6.9% | -6.0% | 12.9% | Israel |
| 2000s | 0.6% | -0.6% | 1.1% | Israel |
| 2010s | 1.5% | -0.4% | 1.9% | Israel |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -1.6% | 1.2% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Israel or Romania?
- Romania, at -1.7% against -2.0% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Israel and Romania?
- 0.3%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Romania?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Romania rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Israel ranks 185th and Romania ranks 182nd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy use. 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.