France vs Romania: Annual change in primary energy from oil
France
-8.78 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
-4.22 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France rank
75th
Romania rank
72nd
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- France
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports -4.22 terawatt-hours against -8.78 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 4.56 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was France ahead.
France ranks 75th and Romania ranks 72nd of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.34 terawatt-hours | 8.22 terawatt-hours | 78.12 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1970s | 42.6 terawatt-hours | 11.43 terawatt-hours | 31.16 terawatt-hours | France |
| 1980s | -34.7 terawatt-hours | -2.95 terawatt-hours | 31.75 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 1990s | 9.82 terawatt-hours | -8.4 terawatt-hours | 18.22 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2000s | -14.92 terawatt-hours | -1.21 terawatt-hours | 13.71 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2010s | -13.84 terawatt-hours | 1.43 terawatt-hours | 15.27 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2020s | -17.28 terawatt-hours | 2.18 terawatt-hours | 19.47 terawatt-hours | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, France or Romania?
- Romania, at -4.22 terawatt-hours against -8.78 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between France and Romania?
- 4.56 terawatt-hours, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Romania?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do France and Romania rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- France ranks 75th and Romania ranks 72nd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.