Romania vs Russia: Annual change in primary energy from oil
Romania
-4.22 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Russia
-2.72 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania rank
71st
Russia rank
68th
Annual change in primary energy from oil over time
- Romania
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports -2.72 terawatt-hours against -4.22 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 1.5 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Russia ahead.
Romania ranks 71st and Russia ranks 68th of 79 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.27 terawatt-hours | 22.79 terawatt-hours | 16.52 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 1990s | -8.4 terawatt-hours | -153.21 terawatt-hours | 144.82 terawatt-hours | Romania |
| 2000s | -1.21 terawatt-hours | 5.1 terawatt-hours | 6.31 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2010s | 1.43 terawatt-hours | 34.24 terawatt-hours | 32.81 terawatt-hours | Russia |
| 2020s | 2.18 terawatt-hours | 17.47 terawatt-hours | 15.29 terawatt-hours | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from oil, Romania or Russia?
- Russia, at -2.72 terawatt-hours against -4.22 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from oil between Romania and Russia?
- 1.5 terawatt-hours, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Russia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Russia rank globally for annual change in primary energy from oil?
- Romania ranks 71st and Russia ranks 68th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – 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.