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
0204060196519952025

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

Indicator
Primary energy from low-carbon energy
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,686 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.