Finland vs Romania: Share of primary energy from coal
Finland
7.2%
in 2025
Romania
7.8%
in 2025
Finland rank
37th
Romania rank
35th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Finland
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7.8% against 7.2% in Finland, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 37th and Romania ranks 35th of 78 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.6% | 18.7% | 1.1% | Romania |
| 1970s | 16.6% | 19.6% | 3.0% | Romania |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 24.0% | 5.0% | Romania |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 22.4% | 1.4% | Romania |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 24.1% | 3.7% | Romania |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 20.0% | 3.4% | Romania |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 10.7% | 1.2% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Finland or Romania?
- Romania, at 7.8% against 7.2% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Finland and Romania?
- 0.6%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Romania rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Finland ranks 37th and Romania ranks 35th of 78 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 Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.