Equatorial Guinea vs Romania: Primary energy use per person

Equatorial Guinea
16,416 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2024
Romania
16,756 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
104th
Romania rank
101st

Primary energy use per person over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Romania
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196519952025

How they compare

Romania currently reports 16,756 kilowatt-hours per person against 16,416 kilowatt-hours per person in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 340 kilowatt-hours per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Romania ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 104th and Romania ranks 101st of 217 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 862.57 kilowatt-hours per person 31,654 kilowatt-hours per person 30,792 kilowatt-hours per person Romania
1990s 1,000 kilowatt-hours per person 22,877 kilowatt-hours per person 21,877 kilowatt-hours per person Romania
2000s 22,254 kilowatt-hours per person 19,530 kilowatt-hours per person 2,724 kilowatt-hours per person Equatorial Guinea
2010s 21,637 kilowatt-hours per person 17,799 kilowatt-hours per person 3,839 kilowatt-hours per person Equatorial Guinea
2020s 18,798 kilowatt-hours per person 17,340 kilowatt-hours per person 1,459 kilowatt-hours per person Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy use per person, Equatorial Guinea or Romania?
Romania, at 16,756 kilowatt-hours per person against 16,416 kilowatt-hours per person in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy use per person between Equatorial Guinea and Romania?
340 kilowatt-hours per person, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Romania?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Romania rank globally for primary energy use per person?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 104th and Romania ranks 101st of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use 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
Primary energy use per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours per person
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.