Chile vs Romania: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Chile
3,901 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Romania
3,329 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Chile rank
37th
Romania rank
40th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Chile
- Romania
How they compare
Chile currently reports 3,901 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,329 kilowatt-hours per person in Romania, a difference of 572 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 37th and Romania ranks 40th of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 427.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 75.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 351.69 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1970s | 594.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 373.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 221.49 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1980s | 887.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 539.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 347.35 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1990s | 1,406 kilowatt-hours per person | 901.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 504.64 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 1,830 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,758 kilowatt-hours per person | 71.83 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 2,460 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,044 kilowatt-hours per person | 584.13 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 3,575 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,394 kilowatt-hours per person | 181.26 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Chile or Romania?
- Chile, at 3,901 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,329 kilowatt-hours per person in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Chile and Romania?
- 572 kilowatt-hours per person, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Romania rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Chile ranks 37th and Romania ranks 40th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.