Hungary vs Romania: Fossil fuel consumption by fuel
Hungary
86.01 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
95.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hungary rank
52nd
Romania rank
51st
Fossil fuel consumption by fuel over time
- Hungary
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 95.68 terawatt-hours against 86.01 terawatt-hours in Hungary, a difference of 9.67 terawatt-hours.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 52nd and Romania ranks 51st of 219 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.35 terawatt-hours | 168.16 terawatt-hours | 145.81 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1970s | 58.31 terawatt-hours | 271.65 terawatt-hours | 213.34 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1980s | 102.15 terawatt-hours | 337.64 terawatt-hours | 235.49 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 105.98 terawatt-hours | 228.04 terawatt-hours | 122.06 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 126.47 terawatt-hours | 154.42 terawatt-hours | 27.95 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 96.72 terawatt-hours | 114.81 terawatt-hours | 18.09 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 92.1 terawatt-hours | 101.13 terawatt-hours | 9.02 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel consumption by fuel, Hungary or Romania?
- Romania, at 95.68 terawatt-hours against 86.01 terawatt-hours in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel consumption by fuel between Hungary and Romania?
- 9.67 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Romania rank globally for fossil fuel consumption by fuel?
- Hungary ranks 52nd 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.