Colombia vs Romania: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Colombia
117.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
95.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Colombia rank
48th
Romania rank
51st
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- Colombia
- Romania
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 117.34 terawatt-hours against 95.68 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 21.66 terawatt-hours.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Romania ahead.
Colombia ranks 48th and Romania ranks 51st of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.89 terawatt-hours | 168.16 terawatt-hours | 157.27 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1970s | 17.71 terawatt-hours | 271.65 terawatt-hours | 253.94 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1980s | 34.99 terawatt-hours | 337.64 terawatt-hours | 302.66 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 45.85 terawatt-hours | 228.04 terawatt-hours | 182.19 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 65.59 terawatt-hours | 154.42 terawatt-hours | 88.84 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 109.3 terawatt-hours | 114.81 terawatt-hours | 5.51 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 127.27 terawatt-hours | 101.13 terawatt-hours | 26.14 terawatt-hours | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Colombia or Romania?
- Colombia, at 117.34 terawatt-hours against 95.68 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Colombia and Romania?
- 21.66 terawatt-hours, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Romania rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Colombia ranks 48th and Romania ranks 51st of 219 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.