Romania vs Turkey: Electricity generation from oil per person
Romania
9.52 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Turkey
11.75 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Romania rank
165th
Turkey rank
164th
Electricity generation from oil per person over time
- Romania
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 11.75 kilowatt-hours against 9.52 kilowatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 2.23 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 165th and Turkey ranks 164th of 210 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 269.32 kilowatt-hours | 96.24 kilowatt-hours | 173.08 kilowatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 115.43 kilowatt-hours | 104.62 kilowatt-hours | 10.81 kilowatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 19.06 kilowatt-hours | 24.71 kilowatt-hours | 5.66 kilowatt-hours | Turkey |
| 2020s | 13.3 kilowatt-hours | 8.35 kilowatt-hours | 4.95 kilowatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil per person, Romania or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 11.75 kilowatt-hours against 9.52 kilowatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil per person between Romania and Turkey?
- 2.23 kilowatt-hours, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Turkey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Turkey rank globally for electricity generation from oil per person?
- Romania ranks 165th and Turkey ranks 164th of 210 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 oil 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.