Romania vs United Kingdom: Primary energy from solar per person
Romania
240.79 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
287.5 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Romania rank
44th
United Kingdom rank
41st
Primary energy from solar per person over time
- Romania
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 287.5 kilowatt-hours per person against 240.79 kilowatt-hours per person in Romania, a difference of 46.71 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Romania ranks 44th and United Kingdom ranks 41st of 80 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1970s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | β |
| 1980s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0071 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0071 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0017 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0017 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.0049 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1351 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1302 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 55.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 94 kilowatt-hours per person | 38.61 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 136.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 213.82 kilowatt-hours per person | 77.34 kilowatt-hours per person | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from solar per person, Romania or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 287.5 kilowatt-hours per person against 240.79 kilowatt-hours per person in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from solar per person between Romania and United Kingdom?
- 46.71 kilowatt-hours per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United Kingdom?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Romania and United Kingdom rank globally for primary energy from solar per person?
- Romania ranks 44th and United Kingdom ranks 41st of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar 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.