Romania vs Saudi Arabia: Electricity generation from solar and wind
Romania
10.85 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
9.82 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Romania rank
38th
Saudi Arabia rank
40th
Electricity generation from solar and wind over time
- Romania
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Romania currently reports 10.85 terawatt-hours against 9.82 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Romania ranks 38th and Saudi Arabia ranks 40th of 208 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1980s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | β |
| 2000s | 0.002 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.002 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 6.05 terawatt-hours | 0.068 terawatt-hours | 5.98 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 9.12 terawatt-hours | 3.69 terawatt-hours | 5.42 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, Romania or Saudi Arabia?
- Romania, at 10.85 terawatt-hours against 9.82 terawatt-hours in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between Romania and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.03 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Saudi Arabia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Saudi Arabia rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Romania ranks 38th and Saudi Arabia ranks 40th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar and wind. 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.