Austria vs Romania: Electricity generation from fossil fuels

Austria
12.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
16.18 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Austria rank
67th
Romania rank
64th

Electricity generation from fossil fuels over time

  • Austria
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 16.18 terawatt-hours against 12.01 terawatt-hours in Austria, a difference of 4.17 terawatt-hours.

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

Across all 36 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 67th and Romania ranks 64th of 209 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 16.19 terawatt-hours 39.78 terawatt-hours 23.59 terawatt-hours Romania
2000s 20.22 terawatt-hours 34.51 terawatt-hours 14.29 terawatt-hours Romania
2010s 16.15 terawatt-hours 27.78 terawatt-hours 11.63 terawatt-hours Romania
2020s 12.54 terawatt-hours 18.5 terawatt-hours 5.96 terawatt-hours Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, Austria or Romania?
Romania, at 16.18 terawatt-hours against 12.01 terawatt-hours in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels between Austria and Romania?
4.17 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Romania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Austria and Romania rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
Austria ranks 67th and Romania ranks 64th of 209 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 fossil fuels. 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 fossil fuels
Unit
terawatt-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
216 places, 6,239 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.