Romania vs Sweden: Annual percentage change in primary energy use
Romania
-1.7%
in 2025
Sweden
-1.9%
in 2025
Romania rank
183rd
Sweden rank
185th
Annual percentage change in primary energy use over time
- Romania
- Sweden
How they compare
Romania currently reports -1.7% against -1.9% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sweden ahead.
Romania ranks 183rd and Sweden ranks 185th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8% | 5.7% | 4.1% | Romania |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 4.4% | 1.4% | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.6% | -0.3% | 0.9% | Romania |
| 1990s | -6.0% | 0.2% | 6.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | -0.6% | -1.1% | 0.5% | Romania |
| 2010s | -0.4% | 1.0% | 1.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | -1.6% | -2.0% | 0.5% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy use, Romania or Sweden?
- Romania, at -1.7% against -1.9% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy use between Romania and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Sweden rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy use?
- Romania ranks 183rd and Sweden ranks 185th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); 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.