Israel vs Romania: Share of primary energy from coal
Israel
7.3%
in 2025
Romania
7.8%
in 2025
Israel rank
37th
Romania rank
36th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Israel
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7.8% against 7.3% in Israel, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Romania ahead.
Israel ranks 37th and Romania ranks 36th of 79 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.6% | 24.0% | 9.4% | Romania |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 22.4% | 3.3% | Israel |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 24.1% | 12.4% | Israel |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 20.0% | 7.5% | Israel |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 10.7% | 2.5% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Israel or Romania?
- Romania, at 7.8% against 7.3% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Israel and Romania?
- 0.5%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Romania?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Romania rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Israel ranks 37th and Romania ranks 36th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) β 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.