Portugal vs Romania: Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person
Portugal
30.4 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Romania
26 kilowatt-hours
in 2020
Portugal rank
34th
Romania rank
37th
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 30.4 kilowatt-hours against 26 kilowatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 4.4 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 34th and Romania ranks 37th of 43 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.58 kilowatt-hours | 19.22 kilowatt-hours | 11.36 kilowatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2000s | 35.04 kilowatt-hours | 20.41 kilowatt-hours | 14.63 kilowatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2010s | 27.49 kilowatt-hours | 21.59 kilowatt-hours | 5.9 kilowatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 30.4 kilowatt-hours | 26 kilowatt-hours | 4.4 kilowatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person, Portugal or Romania?
- Portugal, at 30.4 kilowatt-hours against 26 kilowatt-hours in Romania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person between Portugal and Romania?
- 4.4 kilowatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person?
- Portugal ranks 34th and Romania ranks 37th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.