China vs Romania: Electricity generation from nuclear per person

China
344.33 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
539.43 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
China rank
23rd
Romania rank
21st

Electricity generation from nuclear per person over time

  • China
  • Romania
0200400600196519952025

How they compare

Romania currently reports 539.43 kilowatt-hours against 344.33 kilowatt-hours in China, a difference of 195.1 kilowatt-hours.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.6 times China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Romania ahead.

China ranks 23rd and Romania ranks 21st of 208 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours
1970s 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours
1980s 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours
1990s 7.05 kilowatt-hours 77.55 kilowatt-hours 70.5 kilowatt-hours Romania
2000s 35.11 kilowatt-hours 324.78 kilowatt-hours 289.68 kilowatt-hours Romania
2010s 127.11 kilowatt-hours 578.14 kilowatt-hours 451.03 kilowatt-hours Romania
2020s 300.53 kilowatt-hours 575.76 kilowatt-hours 275.24 kilowatt-hours Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from nuclear per person, China or Romania?
Romania, at 539.43 kilowatt-hours against 344.33 kilowatt-hours in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from nuclear per person between China and Romania?
195.1 kilowatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Romania?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do China and Romania rank globally for electricity generation from nuclear per person?
China ranks 23rd and Romania ranks 21st of 208 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 nuclear 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 nuclear 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
209 places, 8,338 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.