Egypt vs Romania: Primary energy use by source
Egypt
9.93 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
6.05 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Egypt rank
30th
Romania rank
33rd
Primary energy use by source over time
- Egypt
- Romania
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 9.93 terawatt-hours against 6.05 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 3.88 terawatt-hours.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.6 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Romania ahead.
Egypt ranks 30th and Romania ranks 33rd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990s | 0.0012 terawatt-hours | 0.0001 terawatt-hours | 0.0011 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.5007 terawatt-hours | 0.0018 terawatt-hours | 0.4989 terawatt-hours | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.12 terawatt-hours | 4.77 terawatt-hours | 2.65 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 6.44 terawatt-hours | 6.74 terawatt-hours | 0.3004 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy use by source, Egypt or Romania?
- Egypt, at 9.93 terawatt-hours against 6.05 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy use by source between Egypt and Romania?
- 3.88 terawatt-hours, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Romania rank globally for primary energy use by source?
- Egypt ranks 30th and Romania ranks 33rd of 79 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.