Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Romania
Romania: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 33.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Romania recorded 33.2% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Romania peaked at 82.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 2023.
Romania ranks 150th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82.3% | — |
| 1991 | 74.3% | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 78.3% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 76.9% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 76.3% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 71.8% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 59.9% | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 54.8% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 53.7% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 62.2% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 67.1% | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | +7.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 33.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 61.0%, 54% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Romania's 33.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.2%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.0% | 53.7% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 52.5% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 39.0% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 30.9% | 37.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More energy & mining data for Romania
- Ores and metals imports 2.4% (2025)
- 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)
- Gas production per person 4,711 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Romania?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Romania was 33.2% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Romania ranks 150th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 oil, gas and 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 oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. 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.