Portugal vs Romania: Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Portugal
53.62 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
62.95 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal rank
46th
Romania rank
44th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 62.95 terawatt-hours against 53.62 terawatt-hours in Portugal, a difference of 9.33 terawatt-hours.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 46th and Romania ranks 44th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.92 terawatt-hours | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 4.46 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1970s | 8.35 terawatt-hours | 7.94 terawatt-hours | 0.4097 terawatt-hours | Portugal |
| 1980s | 9.89 terawatt-hours | 12.18 terawatt-hours | 2.28 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 13.06 terawatt-hours | 20.31 terawatt-hours | 7.26 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | 19.16 terawatt-hours | 37.29 terawatt-hours | 18.13 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | 38.25 terawatt-hours | 60.62 terawatt-hours | 22.37 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | 47.52 terawatt-hours | 64.97 terawatt-hours | 17.44 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy, Portugal or Romania?
- Romania, at 62.95 terawatt-hours against 53.62 terawatt-hours in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy between Portugal and Romania?
- 9.33 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Portugal ranks 46th and Romania ranks 44th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from 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
Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.