Electricity production from coal sources in Romania
Romania: Electricity production from coal sources was 14.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from coal sources in Romania, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from coal sources in Romania is 14.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.4% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from coal sources in Romania peaked at 42.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2023.
That places Romania 48th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from coal sources in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.8% | — |
| 1991 | 27.5% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 34.2% | +24.3% |
| 1993 | 34.6% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 33.9% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | +26.2% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 42.9% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 40.3% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | -25.8% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | -25.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.8% | 27.5% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 37.2% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 23.0% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 4 |
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- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (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)
- Fuel imports 8.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 2.7% (2024)
- Gas production 89.07 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 4,711 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 89.07 terawatt-hours (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from coal sources in Romania?
- Electricity production from coal sources in Romania was 14.0% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity production from coal sources recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for electricity production from coal sources?
- Romania ranks 48th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from coal sources rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.