Romania vs United States of America: Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables
Romania
10.5%
in 2025
United States of America
9.6%
in 2025
Romania rank
15th
United States of America rank
16th
Primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables over time
- Romania
- United States of America
How they compare
Romania currently reports 10.5% against 9.6% in United States of America, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States of America ahead.
Romania ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 16th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 2.3% | 2.3% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 5.9% | 5.9% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 8.6% | 7.5% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 9.5% | 4.5% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 10.0% | 0.1% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.9% | 0.4% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables, Romania or United States of America?
- Romania, at 10.5% against 9.6% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables between Romania and United States of America?
- 0.9%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States of America?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Romania and United States of America rank globally for primary energy from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables?
- Romania ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 16th of 216 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 from fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.