Greece vs Romania: Electricity generation from coal per person

Greece
275.69 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
353.28 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Greece rank
45th
Romania rank
42nd

Electricity generation from coal per person over time

  • Greece
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 353.28 kilowatt-hours against 275.69 kilowatt-hours in Greece, a difference of 77.59 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 45th and Romania ranks 42nd of 207 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 2,726 kilowatt-hours 786.71 kilowatt-hours 1,939 kilowatt-hours Greece
2000s 3,147 kilowatt-hours 1,051 kilowatt-hours 2,096 kilowatt-hours Greece
2010s 2,142 kilowatt-hours 916.77 kilowatt-hours 1,226 kilowatt-hours Greece
2020s 453.85 kilowatt-hours 454.38 kilowatt-hours 0.5332 kilowatt-hours Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from coal per person, Greece or Romania?
Romania, at 353.28 kilowatt-hours against 275.69 kilowatt-hours in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from coal per person between Greece and Romania?
77.59 kilowatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Greece and Romania rank globally for electricity generation from coal per person?
Greece ranks 45th and Romania ranks 42nd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from coal per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from coal per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 6,072 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.