Czechia vs Romania: Primary energy use
Czechia
420.86 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
316.82 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Czechia rank
49th
Romania rank
50th
Primary energy use over time
- Czechia
- Romania
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 420.86 terawatt-hours against 316.82 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 104.04 terawatt-hours.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.3 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 49th and Romania ranks 50th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 475.8 terawatt-hours | 330.45 terawatt-hours | 145.36 terawatt-hours | Czechia |
| 1970s | 582.78 terawatt-hours | 556.91 terawatt-hours | 25.86 terawatt-hours | Czechia |
| 1980s | 627.36 terawatt-hours | 713.93 terawatt-hours | 86.57 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 490.13 terawatt-hours | 518.73 terawatt-hours | 28.6 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 510.05 terawatt-hours | 416.12 terawatt-hours | 93.94 terawatt-hours | Czechia |
| 2010s | 491.93 terawatt-hours | 354.83 terawatt-hours | 137.1 terawatt-hours | Czechia |
| 2020s | 439.96 terawatt-hours | 330.1 terawatt-hours | 109.87 terawatt-hours | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use, Czechia or Romania?
- Czechia, at 420.86 terawatt-hours against 316.82 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use between Czechia and Romania?
- 104.04 terawatt-hours, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Romania rank globally for primary energy use?
- Czechia ranks 49th and Romania ranks 50th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.