Portugal vs Romania: Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs.
Portugal
-0.5683 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
-0.6788 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal rank
62nd
Romania rank
63rd
Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Portugal currently reports -0.5683 terawatt-hours against -0.6788 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 0.1105 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 62nd and Romania ranks 63rd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6393 terawatt-hours | 0.303 terawatt-hours | 0.3363 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.4835 terawatt-hours | 0.9122 terawatt-hours | 0.4287 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1980s | -0.4171 terawatt-hours | 0.2339 terawatt-hours | 0.651 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.3895 terawatt-hours | 2.04 terawatt-hours | 1.65 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.51 terawatt-hours | 1.76 terawatt-hours | 0.2533 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 0.0064 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.38 terawatt-hours | -0.1993 terawatt-hours | 2.58 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy, Portugal or Romania?
- Portugal, at -0.5683 terawatt-hours against -0.6788 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy between Portugal and Romania?
- 0.1105 terawatt-hours, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy?
- Portugal ranks 62nd and Romania ranks 63rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-to-year change in primary energy from fossil fuels vs. low-carbon energy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.