Romania vs Spain: Coal consumption
Romania
24.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Spain
24.1 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania rank
46th
Spain rank
47th
Coal consumption over time
- Romania
- Spain
How they compare
Romania currently reports 24.6 terawatt-hours against 24.1 terawatt-hours in Spain, a difference of 0.5 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.
Romania ranks 46th and Spain ranks 47th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.76 terawatt-hours | 107.73 terawatt-hours | 45.97 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1970s | 109.11 terawatt-hours | 117.97 terawatt-hours | 8.86 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1980s | 171.76 terawatt-hours | 198.36 terawatt-hours | 26.59 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 1990s | 115.86 terawatt-hours | 217.87 terawatt-hours | 102.01 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2000s | 100.57 terawatt-hours | 214.31 terawatt-hours | 113.74 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2010s | 71.37 terawatt-hours | 130.77 terawatt-hours | 59.4 terawatt-hours | Spain |
| 2020s | 35.45 terawatt-hours | 33.09 terawatt-hours | 2.37 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption, Romania or Spain?
- Romania, at 24.6 terawatt-hours against 24.1 terawatt-hours in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal consumption between Romania and Spain?
- 0.5 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Spain?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Spain rank globally for coal consumption?
- Romania ranks 46th and Spain ranks 47th 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.