Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Romania
Romania: Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person was 26 kilowatt-hours in 2020. ▲ Rising
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Romania, 1995–2020
Source: Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Romania is 26 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Romania peaked at 28.5 kilowatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.2 kilowatt-hours, in 1999.
That places Romania 37th out of 43 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Romania, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.3 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 1996 | 20 kilowatt-hours | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 20.4 kilowatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 19.2 kilowatt-hours | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 16.2 kilowatt-hours | -15.6% |
| 2000 | 16.2 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 17.5 kilowatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 16.7 kilowatt-hours | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 18 kilowatt-hours | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 19.1 kilowatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 20.5 kilowatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 22.6 kilowatt-hours | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 25.4 kilowatt-hours | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 26.7 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 21.4 kilowatt-hours | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 21.5 kilowatt-hours | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 21.3 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 20.5 kilowatt-hours | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 18.5 kilowatt-hours | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 18.5 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.8 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 19.2 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 24.3 kilowatt-hours | +26.6% |
| 2018 | 28.5 kilowatt-hours | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 24.8 kilowatt-hours | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 26 kilowatt-hours | +4.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 26 kilowatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.8 kilowatt-hours, 49% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Romania's 26 kilowatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 54.35 kilowatt-hours, 48% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.22 kilowatt-hours | 16.2 kilowatt-hours | 20.4 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.41 kilowatt-hours | 16.2 kilowatt-hours | 26.7 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.59 kilowatt-hours | 18.5 kilowatt-hours | 28.5 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 26 kilowatt-hours | 26 kilowatt-hours | 26 kilowatt-hours | 1 |
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 production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Romania?
- Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person in Romania was 26 kilowatt-hours in 2020, according to Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5 kilowatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2 kilowatt-hours in 1999.
- How does Romania rank for production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person?
- Romania ranks 37th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Production- vs. consumption-based energy use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) energy use measures domestic energy use minus energy used to produce exported goods, plus energy used to produce imported goods. Measured in megawatt-hours.