Electricity generation in Romania
Romania: Electricity generation was 49.81 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
49.81 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
57th
of 214 countries
All-time high
75.85 terawatt-hours
in 1989
All-time low
49.81 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Years of data
41
1985–2025
Electricity generation in Romania, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Romania recorded 49.81 terawatt-hours for electricity generation in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation in Romania peaked at 75.85 terawatt-hours in 1989 and was at its lowest, 49.81 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
Romania ranks 57th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Electricity generation in Romania, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 71.82 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1986 | 75.48 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 74.08 terawatt-hours | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 75.32 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 75.85 terawatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 64.3 terawatt-hours | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 56.8 terawatt-hours | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 54.01 terawatt-hours | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 55.36 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 55.04 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 59.05 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 61.03 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 56.72 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 52.99 terawatt-hours | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 50.47 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 51.56 terawatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 53.55 terawatt-hours | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 54.42 terawatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 54.84 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 56.47 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 59.33 terawatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 62.56 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 61.56 terawatt-hours | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 64.86 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 57.59 terawatt-hours | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 60.42 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 61.8 terawatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 58.54 terawatt-hours | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 58.19 terawatt-hours | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 64.92 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 65.66 terawatt-hours | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 64.22 terawatt-hours | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 63.54 terawatt-hours | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 64.07 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 58.76 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 55.21 terawatt-hours | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 58.56 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 54.74 terawatt-hours | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 56.95 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 52.72 terawatt-hours | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 49.81 terawatt-hours | -5.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 49.81 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.95 terawatt-hours, 1.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Romania's 49.81 terawatt-hours is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.62 terawatt-hours, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.51 terawatt-hours | 71.82 terawatt-hours | 75.85 terawatt-hours | 5 |
| 1990s | 56.58 terawatt-hours | 50.47 terawatt-hours | 64.3 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.67 terawatt-hours | 51.56 terawatt-hours | 64.86 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.01 terawatt-hours | 58.19 terawatt-hours | 65.66 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.66 terawatt-hours | 49.81 terawatt-hours | 58.56 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More energy & mining data for Romania
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 8.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation in Romania?
- Electricity generation in Romania was 49.81 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 75.85 terawatt-hours in 1989.
- What is the lowest electricity generation recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.81 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Romania rank for electricity generation?
- Romania ranks 57th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.