Romania vs United States: Share of electricity generation from nuclear
Romania
20.5%
in 2025
United States
17.4%
in 2025
Romania rank
16th
United States rank
19th
Share of electricity generation from nuclear over time
- Romania
- United States
How they compare
Romania currently reports 20.5% against 17.4% in United States, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States ahead.
Romania ranks 16th and United States ranks 19th of 207 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 17.1% | 17.1% | United States |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 19.2% | 15.9% | United States |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 19.9% | 8.0% | United States |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 19.5% | 0.8% | United States |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 18.3% | 1.9% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of electricity generation from nuclear, Romania or United States?
- Romania, at 20.5% against 17.4% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of electricity generation from nuclear between Romania and United States?
- 3.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Romania and United States rank globally for share of electricity generation from nuclear?
- Romania ranks 16th and United States ranks 19th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of electricity generation from nuclear. 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 electricity produced in the country or region.