Australia vs Romania: Electricity generation from hydropower
Australia
12.22 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
12.09 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
46th
Romania rank
47th
Electricity generation from hydropower over time
- Australia
- Romania
How they compare
Australia currently reports 12.22 terawatt-hours against 12.09 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 0.13 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 46th and Romania ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.86 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 6.4 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1970s | 13.09 terawatt-hours | 7.94 terawatt-hours | 5.15 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1980s | 13.55 terawatt-hours | 12.18 terawatt-hours | 1.37 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 1990s | 15.85 terawatt-hours | 15.07 terawatt-hours | 0.7873 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 14.85 terawatt-hours | 16.28 terawatt-hours | 1.43 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 16.05 terawatt-hours | 16.28 terawatt-hours | 0.235 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 14.53 terawatt-hours | 15.2 terawatt-hours | 0.67 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from hydropower, Australia or Romania?
- Australia, at 12.22 terawatt-hours against 12.09 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from hydropower between Australia and Romania?
- 0.13 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Romania rank globally for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Australia ranks 46th and Romania ranks 47th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from hydropower. 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.