Romania vs Turkey: Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person
Romania
3,329 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Turkey
3,269 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Romania rank
40th
Turkey rank
41st
Primary energy from low-carbon energy per person over time
- Romania
- Turkey
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3,329 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,269 kilowatt-hours per person in Turkey, a difference of 60 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Turkey ahead.
Romania ranks 40th and Turkey ranks 41st of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 92.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 16.35 kilowatt-hours per person | Turkey |
| 1970s | 373.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 150.86 kilowatt-hours per person | 222.27 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 539.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 307.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 232.43 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 901.79 kilowatt-hours per person | 561.83 kilowatt-hours per person | 339.96 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 1,758 kilowatt-hours per person | 550.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,207 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 3,044 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,446 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,598 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 3,394 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,957 kilowatt-hours per person | 436.32 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, Romania or Turkey?
- Romania, at 3,329 kilowatt-hours per person against 3,269 kilowatt-hours per person in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from low-carbon energy per person between Romania and Turkey?
- 60 kilowatt-hours per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Turkey rank globally for primary energy from low-carbon energy per person?
- Romania ranks 40th and Turkey ranks 41st 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) – 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.