New Zealand vs Romania: Coal production
New Zealand
18.34 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
21.89 terawatt-hours
in 2025
New Zealand rank
34th
Romania rank
32nd
Coal production over time
- New Zealand
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 21.89 terawatt-hours against 18.34 terawatt-hours in New Zealand, a difference of 3.55 terawatt-hours.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 34th and Romania ranks 32nd of 216 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10.55 terawatt-hours | 0.3256 terawatt-hours | 10.23 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 14.26 terawatt-hours | 1.09 terawatt-hours | 13.17 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 12.33 terawatt-hours | 8.66 terawatt-hours | 3.67 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 12.81 terawatt-hours | 6.89 terawatt-hours | 5.92 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 16.69 terawatt-hours | 8.1 terawatt-hours | 8.58 terawatt-hours | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 16.41 terawatt-hours | 34.8 terawatt-hours | 18.4 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1960s | 16.74 terawatt-hours | 66.21 terawatt-hours | 49.47 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1970s | 15.68 terawatt-hours | 121.95 terawatt-hours | 106.28 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1980s | 15.81 terawatt-hours | 129.42 terawatt-hours | 113.6 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 22.8 terawatt-hours | 81.87 terawatt-hours | 59.08 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 34.52 terawatt-hours | 73.16 terawatt-hours | 38.64 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 27.83 terawatt-hours | 57.43 terawatt-hours | 29.59 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 18.52 terawatt-hours | 27.99 terawatt-hours | 9.47 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal production, New Zealand or Romania?
- Romania, at 21.89 terawatt-hours against 18.34 terawatt-hours in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal production between New Zealand and Romania?
- 3.55 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Romania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Romania rank globally for coal production?
- New Zealand ranks 34th and Romania ranks 32nd of 216 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 Coal production. 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.