Japan vs Romania: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Japan
603.17 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Romania
641.65 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Japan rank
31st
Romania rank
30th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Japan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 641.65 kilowatt-hours per person against 603.17 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan, a difference of 38.48 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 31st and Romania ranks 30th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 723.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 75.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 647.53 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 699.27 kilowatt-hours per person | 373.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 326.14 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 691.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 539.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 151.22 kilowatt-hours per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 665.48 kilowatt-hours per person | 666.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 1.05 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 639.75 kilowatt-hours per person | 764.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 125.13 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 634.28 kilowatt-hours per person | 814.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 180.5 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 616.23 kilowatt-hours per person | 793.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 177.7 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Japan or Romania?
- Romania, at 641.65 kilowatt-hours per person against 603.17 kilowatt-hours per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Japan and Romania?
- 38.48 kilowatt-hours per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Romania rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Japan ranks 31st and Romania ranks 30th 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 hydropower 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.