Romania vs USSR: Primary energy from nuclear per person
Romania
1,765 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
USSR
1,583 kilowatt-hours per person
in 1984
Romania rank
20th
USSR rank
21st
Primary energy from nuclear per person over time
- Romania
- USSR
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1,765 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,583 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR, a difference of 182 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 20th and USSR ranks 21st of 218 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.28 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 336.38 kilowatt-hours per person | 336.38 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,155 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,155 kilowatt-hours per person | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from nuclear per person, Romania or USSR?
- Romania, at 1,765 kilowatt-hours per person against 1,583 kilowatt-hours per person in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from nuclear per person between Romania and USSR?
- 182 kilowatt-hours per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and USSR?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1984.
- How do Romania and USSR rank globally for primary energy from nuclear per person?
- Romania ranks 20th and USSR ranks 21st of 218 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.