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
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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

Indicator
Electricity generation from hydropower per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 7,805 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.