Greece vs Romania: Share of primary energy from renewables
Greece
10.4%
in 2025
Romania
9.3%
in 2025
Greece rank
34th
Romania rank
37th
Share of primary energy from renewables over time
- Greece
- Romania
How they compare
Greece currently reports 10.4% against 9.3% in Romania, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 34th and Romania ranks 37th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 1.2% | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 4.0% | 2.4% | Romania |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 7.3% | 2.2% | Romania |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 0.4% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from renewables, Greece or Romania?
- Greece, at 10.4% against 9.3% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from renewables between Greece and Romania?
- 1.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Romania rank globally for share of primary energy from renewables?
- Greece ranks 34th and Romania ranks 37th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of 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 as a percentage of total energy supply.