Ireland vs Romania: Primary energy from renewables
Ireland
22.17 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
29.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ireland rank
48th
Romania rank
45th
Primary energy from renewables over time
- Ireland
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 29.58 terawatt-hours against 22.17 terawatt-hours in Ireland, a difference of 7.41 terawatt-hours.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 48th and Romania ranks 45th of 80 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7885 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 0.6705 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.6769 terawatt-hours | 7.94 terawatt-hours | 7.26 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.7978 terawatt-hours | 12.18 terawatt-hours | 11.38 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.9156 terawatt-hours | 15.07 terawatt-hours | 14.16 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 2.57 terawatt-hours | 16.46 terawatt-hours | 13.89 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 9.94 terawatt-hours | 25.7 terawatt-hours | 15.76 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 18.87 terawatt-hours | 31.15 terawatt-hours | 12.28 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from renewables, Ireland or Romania?
- Romania, at 29.58 terawatt-hours against 22.17 terawatt-hours in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from renewables between Ireland and Romania?
- 7.41 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Romania rank globally for primary energy from renewables?
- Ireland ranks 48th and Romania ranks 45th of 80 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.