Belarus vs Romania: Global primary energy use by source
Belarus
1.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
1.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Belarus rank
50th
Romania rank
52nd
Global primary energy use by source over time
- Belarus
- Romania
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 1.87 terawatt-hours against 1.68 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 0.19 terawatt-hours.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Romania ahead.
Belarus ranks 50th and Romania ranks 52nd of 80 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.0086 terawatt-hours | 0.0086 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.033 terawatt-hours | 0.027 terawatt-hours | 0.0061 terawatt-hours | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.2873 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 0.8641 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 1.68 terawatt-hours | 0.1371 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global primary energy use by source, Belarus or Romania?
- Belarus, at 1.87 terawatt-hours against 1.68 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global primary energy use by source between Belarus and Romania?
- 0.19 terawatt-hours, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Romania?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Romania rank globally for global primary energy use by source?
- Belarus ranks 50th and Romania ranks 52nd 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.