Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Romania
Romania: Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita was 3.33 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita in Romania, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Romania recorded 3.33 kilowatt-hours per person for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Romania peaked at 3.55 kilowatt-hours per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0537 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1965.
Romania ranks 37th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0759 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.0537 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1125 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.3731 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.1386 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.515 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5399 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4469 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.6476 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9018 kilowatt-hours per person | 0.4979 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.57 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.3 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.51 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.04 kilowatt-hours per person | 2.59 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.32 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.39 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.31 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More climate change data for Romania
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 19.02 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Urban population 9.92 million (2025)
- Urban population 52.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.61 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 8.86 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.61 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.61 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Romania?
- Per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita in Romania was 3.33 kilowatt-hours per person in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 kilowatt-hours per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0537 kilowatt-hours per person in 1965.
- How does Romania rank for per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita?
- Romania ranks 37th out of 76 countries with data for 2025.
- Is per capita low-carbon energy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Per capita low-carbon energy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.