Algeria vs Romania: Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita
Algeria
16,785 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Romania
16,756 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Algeria rank
101st
Romania rank
102nd
Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita over time
- Algeria
- Romania
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 16,785 kilowatt-hours per person against 16,756 kilowatt-hours per person in Romania, a difference of 29 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Romania ahead.
Algeria ranks 101st and Romania ranks 102nd of 218 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,209 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,255 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,045 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1970s | 4,504 kilowatt-hours per person | 26,278 kilowatt-hours per person | 21,774 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 11,923 kilowatt-hours per person | 31,654 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,731 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 11,028 kilowatt-hours per person | 22,877 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,849 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 10,967 kilowatt-hours per person | 19,530 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,563 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 14,424 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,799 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,375 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 16,065 kilowatt-hours per person | 17,242 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,178 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy use per person vs. gdp per capita, Algeria or Romania?
- Algeria, at 16,785 kilowatt-hours per person against 16,756 kilowatt-hours per person in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in energy use per person vs. gdp per capita between Algeria and Romania?
- 29 kilowatt-hours per person, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Romania rank globally for energy use per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Algeria ranks 101st and Romania ranks 102nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Energy use per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.