Romania vs United States of America: Electricity production from nuclear sources
Romania
19.3%
in 2023
United States of America
17.7%
in 2024
Romania rank
16th
United States of America rank
19th
Electricity production from nuclear sources over time
- Romania
- United States of America
How they compare
Romania currently reports 19.3% against 17.7% in United States of America, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.
Romania ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 19th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 19.3% | 16.1% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 19.5% | 7.7% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 19.1% | 0.7% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.5% | 1.2% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from nuclear sources, Romania or United States of America?
- Romania, at 19.3% against 17.7% in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in electricity production from nuclear sources between Romania and United States of America?
- 1.6%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Romania and United States of America rank globally for electricity production from nuclear sources?
- Romania ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 19th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from nuclear sources (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The share of electricity production from nuclear sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Nuclear power refers to electricity produced by nuclear power plants.