Romania vs Saudi Arabia: Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil
Romania
-3.1%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
-2.5%
in 2025
Romania rank
74th
Saudi Arabia rank
72nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil over time
- Romania
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports -2.5% against -3.1% in Romania, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 74th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 79 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.6% | 0.9% | 7.8% | Romania |
| 1970s | 7.2% | 6.1% | 1.1% | Romania |
| 1980s | -1.1% | 4.2% | 5.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | -4.6% | 4.0% | 8.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | -0.9% | 5.7% | 6.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 2.6% | 1.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from oil, Romania or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at -2.5% against -3.1% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from oil between Romania and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.6%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from oil?
- Romania ranks 74th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd 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 percentage 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
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.