Peru vs Romania: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Peru
38.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
33.63 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Peru rank
41st
Romania rank
43rd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Peru
- Romania
How they compare
Peru currently reports 38.47 terawatt-hours against 33.63 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 4.84 terawatt-hours.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 41st and Romania ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.66 terawatt-hours | 8.51 terawatt-hours | 2.85 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1980s | 9.28 terawatt-hours | 12.18 terawatt-hours | 2.9 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 11.37 terawatt-hours | 12.7 terawatt-hours | 1.34 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 18.66 terawatt-hours | 23.16 terawatt-hours | 4.5 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 26.27 terawatt-hours | 34.23 terawatt-hours | 7.97 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 34.84 terawatt-hours | 36.17 terawatt-hours | 1.33 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Peru or Romania?
- Peru, at 38.47 terawatt-hours against 33.63 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Peru and Romania?
- 4.84 terawatt-hours, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Romania?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Romania rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Peru ranks 41st and Romania ranks 43rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.