Chile vs Romania: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Chile
78.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
95.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
54th
Romania rank
52nd
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- Chile
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 95.68 terawatt-hours against 78.26 terawatt-hours in Chile, a difference of 17.42 terawatt-hours.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 54th and Romania ranks 52nd of 220 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.93 terawatt-hours | 168.16 terawatt-hours | 162.23 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1970s | 5.9 terawatt-hours | 271.65 terawatt-hours | 265.76 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1980s | 8.42 terawatt-hours | 337.64 terawatt-hours | 329.22 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 26.69 terawatt-hours | 228.04 terawatt-hours | 201.35 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 69.14 terawatt-hours | 154.42 terawatt-hours | 85.29 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 55.09 terawatt-hours | 114.81 terawatt-hours | 59.71 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 71.73 terawatt-hours | 101.13 terawatt-hours | 29.39 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Chile or Romania?
- Romania, at 95.68 terawatt-hours against 78.26 terawatt-hours in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Chile and Romania?
- 17.42 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Romania rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Chile ranks 54th and Romania ranks 52nd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026); Etemad & Luciani (1991) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel consumption by fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.