Romania vs South Africa: Global primary energy use by source
Romania
1.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
0.8523 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania rank
52nd
South Africa rank
56th
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Romania
- South Africa
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.68 terawatt-hours against 0.8523 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 0.8277 terawatt-hours.
That makes Romania's figure about 2.0 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Romania ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 56th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0086 terawatt-hours | 0.1921 terawatt-hours | 0.1835 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.027 terawatt-hours | 1.31 terawatt-hours | 1.28 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 0.9984 terawatt-hours | 0.1529 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.68 terawatt-hours | 0.6031 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Romania or South Africa?
- Romania, at 1.68 terawatt-hours against 0.8523 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Romania and South Africa?
- 0.8277 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Romania and South Africa rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Romania ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 56th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global primary energy use by source. 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 of total energy supply.