Romania vs Sweden: Primary energy from solar

Romania
4.55 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Sweden
4.43 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania rank
41st
Sweden rank
44th

Primary energy from solar over time

  • Romania
  • Sweden
012345196519952025

How they compare

Romania currently reports 4.55 terawatt-hours against 4.43 terawatt-hours in Sweden, a difference of 0.12 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.

Romania ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 44th of 77 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours β€”
1970s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours β€”
1980s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours β€”
1990s 0 terawatt-hours 0.0007 terawatt-hours 0.0007 terawatt-hours Sweden
2000s 0.0001 terawatt-hours 0.0027 terawatt-hours 0.0026 terawatt-hours Sweden
2010s 1.09 terawatt-hours 0.1647 terawatt-hours 0.9286 terawatt-hours Romania
2020s 2.6 terawatt-hours 2.7 terawatt-hours 0.0921 terawatt-hours Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary energy from solar, Romania or Sweden?
Romania, at 4.55 terawatt-hours against 4.43 terawatt-hours in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary energy from solar between Romania and Sweden?
0.12 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sweden?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Romania and Sweden rank globally for primary energy from solar?
Romania ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 44th of 77 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from solar. 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 from solar
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.