Netherlands vs Romania: Share of primary energy from coal
Netherlands
6.0%
in 2025
Romania
7.8%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
38th
Romania rank
35th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Netherlands
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7.8% against 6.0% in Netherlands, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 38th and Romania ranks 35th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.8% | 18.7% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 4.7% | 19.6% | 15.0% | Romania |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 24.0% | 15.5% | Romania |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 22.4% | 12.7% | Romania |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 24.1% | 15.6% | Romania |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 20.0% | 10.5% | Romania |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 10.7% | 4.8% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Netherlands or Romania?
- Romania, at 7.8% against 6.0% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Netherlands and Romania?
- 1.8%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Romania rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Netherlands ranks 38th 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.