Hungary vs Romania: Primary energy from renewables
Hungary
21.95 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
29.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Hungary rank
47th
Romania rank
44th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Hungary
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 29.58 terawatt-hours against 21.95 terawatt-hours in Hungary, a difference of 7.63 terawatt-hours.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Hungary's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 47th and Romania ranks 44th of 77 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0882 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 1.37 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.1237 terawatt-hours | 7.94 terawatt-hours | 7.82 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.158 terawatt-hours | 12.18 terawatt-hours | 12.02 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.3158 terawatt-hours | 15.07 terawatt-hours | 14.76 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 3.68 terawatt-hours | 16.46 terawatt-hours | 12.78 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 9.5 terawatt-hours | 25.7 terawatt-hours | 16.2 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 16.85 terawatt-hours | 31.15 terawatt-hours | 14.3 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Hungary or Romania?
- Romania, at 29.58 terawatt-hours against 21.95 terawatt-hours in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Hungary and Romania?
- 7.63 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and Romania rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Hungary ranks 47th and Romania 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 renewables. 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.