Electricity demand per person in Romania

Romania: Electricity demand per person was 2,876 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2,876 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
102nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
3,216 kilowatt-hours
in 1990
All-time low
2,239 kilowatt-hours
in 1999
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Electricity demand per person in Romania, 1990–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200720251990: 3.2k kilowatt-hours1991: 2.8k kilowatt-hours1992: 2.5k kilowatt-hours1993: 2.5k kilowatt-hours1994: 2.5k kilowatt-hours1995: 2.6k kilowatt-hours1996: 2.7k kilowatt-hours1997: 2.5k kilowatt-hours1998: 2.4k kilowatt-hours1999: 2.2k kilowatt-hours2000: 2.3k kilowatt-hours2001: 2.4k kilowatt-hours2002: 2.4k kilowatt-hours2003: 2.4k kilowatt-hours2004: 2.6k kilowatt-hours2005: 2.7k kilowatt-hours2006: 2.8k kilowatt-hours2007: 2.8k kilowatt-hours2008: 2.9k kilowatt-hours2009: 2.7k kilowatt-hours2010: 2.8k kilowatt-hours2011: 3.0k kilowatt-hours2012: 2.9k kilowatt-hours2013: 2.8k kilowatt-hours2014: 2.9k kilowatt-hours2015: 3.0k kilowatt-hours2016: 3.0k kilowatt-hours2017: 3.1k kilowatt-hours2018: 3.1k kilowatt-hours2019: 3.1k kilowatt-hours2020: 3.0k kilowatt-hours2021: 3.2k kilowatt-hours2022: 2.9k kilowatt-hours2023: 2.8k kilowatt-hours2024: 2.9k kilowatt-hours2025: 2.9k kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

Romania recorded 2,876 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Romania peaked at 3,216 kilowatt-hours in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,239 kilowatt-hours, in 1999.

Romania ranks 102nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,603 kilowatt-hours 2,239 kilowatt-hours 3,216 kilowatt-hours 10
2000s 2,598 kilowatt-hours 2,307 kilowatt-hours 2,925 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 2,968 kilowatt-hours 2,800 kilowatt-hours 3,140 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 2,949 kilowatt-hours 2,821 kilowatt-hours 3,157 kilowatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 99 Vietnam 3,087 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 100 Panama 2,943 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 101 Cook Islands 2,909 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 103 Falkland Islands 2,859 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 104 Venezuela 2,821 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 105 Armenia 2,757 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand per person in Romania?
Electricity demand per person in Romania was 2,876 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 3,216 kilowatt-hours in 1990.
What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 2,239 kilowatt-hours in 1999.
How does Romania rank for electricity demand per person?
Romania ranks 102nd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.