Japan vs Romania: Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Japan
600.31 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
639.39 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Japan rank
53rd
Romania rank
52nd
Electricity generation from hydropower per person over time
- Japan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 639.39 kilowatt-hours against 600.31 kilowatt-hours in Japan, a difference of 39.08 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 53rd and Romania ranks 52nd of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 723.48 kilowatt-hours | 75.94 kilowatt-hours | 647.53 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 1970s | 699.27 kilowatt-hours | 373.13 kilowatt-hours | 326.14 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 1980s | 691.1 kilowatt-hours | 539.88 kilowatt-hours | 151.22 kilowatt-hours | Japan |
| 1990s | 665.48 kilowatt-hours | 666.58 kilowatt-hours | 1.1 kilowatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 639.75 kilowatt-hours | 764.94 kilowatt-hours | 125.18 kilowatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 634.29 kilowatt-hours | 816.96 kilowatt-hours | 182.67 kilowatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 615.72 kilowatt-hours | 793.57 kilowatt-hours | 177.86 kilowatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower per person, Japan or Romania?
- Romania, at 639.39 kilowatt-hours against 600.31 kilowatt-hours in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower per person between Japan and Romania?
- 39.08 kilowatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Romania rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Japan ranks 53rd and Romania ranks 52nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower per person. 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.