Renewable energy consumption in Romania
Romania: Renewable energy consumption was 23.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Romania, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
In 2021, renewable energy consumption in Romania stood at 23.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Romania peaked at 24.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1990.
Romania ranks 97th of 212 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 energy consumption in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.4% | — |
| 1991 | 5.0% | +47.1% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 7.2% | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | +38.4% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | +32.8% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 3.4% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 13.4% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 21.1% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.6% | 24.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Romania?
- Renewable energy consumption in Romania was 23.6% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Romania ranks 97th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.