Romania vs United Kingdom: Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel
Romania
4,711 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
4,304 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Romania rank
31st
United Kingdom rank
33rd
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel over time
- Romania
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Romania currently reports 4,711 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,304 kilowatt-hours per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 407 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Romania ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 33rd of 219 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 7 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1910s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1920s | 315.05 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 315.05 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1930s | 1,155 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,155 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1940s | 1,330 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,330 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1950s | 3,935 kilowatt-hours per person | 4.06 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,931 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1960s | 9,848 kilowatt-hours per person | 177.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,671 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1970s | 13,017 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,482 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,534 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 14,351 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,116 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,235 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 7,922 kilowatt-hours per person | 12,640 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,719 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 5,427 kilowatt-hours per person | 15,366 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,939 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 4,979 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,488 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,509 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 4,595 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,013 kilowatt-hours per person | 418.61 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fossil fuel production per person, by fuel, Romania or United Kingdom?
- Romania, at 4,711 kilowatt-hours per person against 4,304 kilowatt-hours per person in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fossil fuel production per person, by fuel between Romania and United Kingdom?
- 407 kilowatt-hours per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United Kingdom?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Romania and United Kingdom rank globally for fossil fuel production per person, by fuel?
- Romania ranks 31st and United Kingdom ranks 33rd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fossil fuel production per person, 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 kilowatt-hours per person. Excludes gas flared or recycled. Includes natural gas produced for Gas-to-Liquids transformation.