Portugal vs Romania: Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy

Portugal
7.6%
in 2020
Romania
7.4%
in 2020
Portugal rank
15th
Romania rank
16th

Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy over time

  • Portugal
  • Romania
-20-100102030199520072020

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 7.6% against 7.4% in Romania, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 15th and Romania ranks 16th 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 21.2% -14.6% 35.8% Portugal
2000s 24.8% -3.3% 28.1% Portugal
2010s 10.8% 4.2% 6.6% Portugal
2020s 7.6% 7.4% 0.2% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy, Portugal or Romania?
Portugal, at 7.6% against 7.4% in Romania as of 2020.
What is the difference in energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy between Portugal and Romania?
0.2%, 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 energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy?
Portugal ranks 15th and Romania ranks 16th of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Portugal vs Romania: Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy. Statizoid, drawing on Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/traded-energy-share-domestic/portugal/romania/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://energy.statizoid.com/compare/traded-energy-share-domestic/portugal/romania/">Portugal vs Romania: Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy
Unit
%
Source
Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 1,113 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed

Net energy embedded in traded goods is the difference in energy embedded in exported goods, and imported goods. A positive value means that a country is a net importer; a negative means it's a net exporter. This is given as a percentage of a country's domestic energy use.