Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Romania
Romania: Share of electricity generation from nuclear was 20.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Romania, 1985–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 20.5% for share of electricity generation from nuclear in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from nuclear in Romania peaked at 20.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1985.
That places Romania 16th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 2.3% | — |
| 1997 | 9.5% | +318.0% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +39.2% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +38.2% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +318.0% | 2.3% | 9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 0.0% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 9.0% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 17.6% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.3% | 20.8% | 6 |
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 share of electricity generation from nuclear in Romania?
- Share of electricity generation from nuclear in Romania was 20.5% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from nuclear recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from nuclear recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
- How does Romania rank for share of electricity generation from nuclear?
- Romania ranks 16th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from nuclear rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from nuclear. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.