China vs Romania: Primary energy from nuclear per person
China
1,038 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Romania
1,765 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
China rank
22nd
Romania rank
20th
Primary energy from nuclear per person over time
- China
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1,765 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,038 kilowatt-hours per person in China, a difference of 727 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.7 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Romania ahead.
China ranks 22nd and Romania ranks 20th of 217 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 per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | — |
| 1990s | 21.35 kilowatt-hours per person | 234.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 213.52 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 106.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 984.09 kilowatt-hours per person | 877.71 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 385.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,752 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,366 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 909.84 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,766 kilowatt-hours per person | 856.64 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from nuclear per person, China or Romania?
- Romania, at 1,765 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,038 kilowatt-hours per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear per person between China and Romania?
- 727 kilowatt-hours per person, 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 primary energy from nuclear per person?
- China ranks 22nd and Romania ranks 20th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.