Romania vs Ukraine: Renewable energy

Romania
1.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ukraine
1.87 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania rank
52nd
Ukraine rank
49th

Renewable energy over time

  • Romania
  • Ukraine
0123196519952025

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 1.87 terawatt-hours against 1.68 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 0.19 terawatt-hours.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ukraine ahead.

Romania ranks 52nd and Ukraine ranks 49th of 79 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Ukraine Difference Ahead
1980s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
1990s 0.0086 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.0086 terawatt-hours Romania
2000s 0.027 terawatt-hours 0.2073 terawatt-hours 0.1803 terawatt-hours Ukraine
2010s 1.15 terawatt-hours 0.5713 terawatt-hours 0.58 terawatt-hours Romania
2020s 1.68 terawatt-hours 2.46 terawatt-hours 0.7788 terawatt-hours Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy, Romania or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 1.87 terawatt-hours against 1.68 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in renewable energy between Romania and Ukraine?
0.19 terawatt-hours, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Ukraine?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Romania and Ukraine rank globally for renewable energy?
Romania ranks 52nd and Ukraine ranks 49th 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 Renewable energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.