Renewable electricity output in Romania
Romania: Renewable electricity output was 44.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity output in Romania, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total electricity output.
Analysis
Romania recorded 44.9% for renewable electricity output in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity output in Romania peaked at 44.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 1990.
Romania ranks 69th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable electricity output in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.7% | — |
| 1991 | 25.7% | +44.7% |
| 1992 | 21.6% | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 23.0% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 23.7% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 25.7% | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 30.7% | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | -21.1% |
| 2001 | 27.7% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | -21.6% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +35.3% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 44.6% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.8% | 17.7% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 24.1% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 25.7% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 44.6% | 44.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity output in Romania?
- Renewable electricity output in Romania was 44.9% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable electricity output recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity output recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for renewable electricity output?
- Romania ranks 69th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable electricity output rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.