Italy vs Romania: Primary energy use by source
Italy
23.92 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
24.6 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Italy rank
40th
Romania rank
38th
Primary energy use by source over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 24.6 terawatt-hours against 23.92 terawatt-hours in Italy, a difference of 0.68 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 40th and Romania ranks 38th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.68 terawatt-hours | 61.76 terawatt-hours | 46.92 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1970s | 112.46 terawatt-hours | 109.11 terawatt-hours | 3.35 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 1980s | 164.35 terawatt-hours | 171.76 terawatt-hours | 7.41 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 140.4 terawatt-hours | 115.86 terawatt-hours | 24.53 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2000s | 172.81 terawatt-hours | 100.57 terawatt-hours | 72.24 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2010s | 139.15 terawatt-hours | 71.37 terawatt-hours | 67.78 terawatt-hours | Italy |
| 2020s | 52.39 terawatt-hours | 35.45 terawatt-hours | 16.93 terawatt-hours | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Italy or Romania?
- Romania, at 24.6 terawatt-hours against 23.92 terawatt-hours in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Italy and Romania?
- 0.68 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Italy ranks 40th and Romania ranks 38th of 78 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 use by source. 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.