Austria vs Romania: Coal consumption
Austria
26.57 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
24.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
44th
Romania rank
46th
Coal consumption over time
- Austria
- Romania
How they compare
Austria currently reports 26.57 terawatt-hours against 24.6 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 1.97 terawatt-hours.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 44th and Romania ranks 46th of 220 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.75 terawatt-hours | 61.76 terawatt-hours | 7.01 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1970s | 45.37 terawatt-hours | 109.11 terawatt-hours | 63.73 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1980s | 45.12 terawatt-hours | 171.76 terawatt-hours | 126.64 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 40.62 terawatt-hours | 115.86 terawatt-hours | 75.24 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 44.15 terawatt-hours | 100.57 terawatt-hours | 56.42 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 36.68 terawatt-hours | 71.37 terawatt-hours | 34.69 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 28.3 terawatt-hours | 35.45 terawatt-hours | 7.15 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Austria or Romania?
- Austria, at 26.57 terawatt-hours against 24.6 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Austria and Romania?
- 1.97 terawatt-hours, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Romania rank globally for coal consumption?
- Austria ranks 44th and Romania ranks 46th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.