Iran vs Romania: Primary energy from hydropower
Iran
11.96 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
12.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iran rank
36th
Romania rank
35th
Primary energy from hydropower over time
- Iran
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 12.13 terawatt-hours against 11.96 terawatt-hours in Iran, a difference of 0.17 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 36th and Romania ranks 35th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 0.5403 terawatt-hours | Iran |
| 1970s | 3.77 terawatt-hours | 7.94 terawatt-hours | 4.17 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1980s | 6.59 terawatt-hours | 12.18 terawatt-hours | 5.59 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 7.53 terawatt-hours | 15.06 terawatt-hours | 7.53 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 10.25 terawatt-hours | 16.28 terawatt-hours | 6.03 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 15.22 terawatt-hours | 16.24 terawatt-hours | 1.02 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 15.14 terawatt-hours | 15.21 terawatt-hours | 0.0626 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower, Iran or Romania?
- Romania, at 12.13 terawatt-hours against 11.96 terawatt-hours in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower between Iran and Romania?
- 0.17 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Romania rank globally for primary energy from hydropower?
- Iran ranks 36th and Romania ranks 35th 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 hydropower. 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.