Greece vs Romania: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Greece
2,974 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Romania
3,329 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Greece rank
42nd
Romania rank
40th
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Greece
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3,329 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,974 kilowatt-hours per person in Greece, a difference of 355 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 40th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 175.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 75.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 99.91 kilowatt-hours per person | Greece |
| 1970s | 274.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 373.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 98.47 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 288 kilowatt-hours per person | 539.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 251.87 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 308.43 kilowatt-hours per person | 901.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 593.36 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 553.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,758 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,204 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 1,415 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,044 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,629 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 2,608 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,394 kilowatt-hours per person | 785.88 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from low-carbon energy per person, Greece or Romania?
- Romania, at 3,329 kilowatt-hours per person against 2,974 kilowatt-hours per person in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Greece and Romania?
- 355 kilowatt-hours per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Romania rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Greece ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 40th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) β 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.