Romania vs Turkey: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Romania
641.65 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Turkey
655.1 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Romania rank
30th
Turkey rank
29th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Romania
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 655.1 kilowatt-hours per person against 641.65 kilowatt-hours per person in Romania, a difference of 13.45 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Turkey ahead.
Romania ranks 30th and Turkey ranks 29th of 80 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 78.99 kilowatt-hours per person | 3.05 kilowatt-hours per person | Turkey |
| 1970s | 373.13 kilowatt-hours per person | 137.45 kilowatt-hours per person | 235.68 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 539.88 kilowatt-hours per person | 300.92 kilowatt-hours per person | 238.96 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 666.53 kilowatt-hours per person | 542.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 124.24 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 764.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 519.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 244.92 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 814.78 kilowatt-hours per person | 759.34 kilowatt-hours per person | 55.45 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 793.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 760.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 33.3 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, Romania or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 655.1 kilowatt-hours per person against 641.65 kilowatt-hours per person in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Romania and Turkey?
- 13.45 kilowatt-hours per person, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Turkey?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Turkey rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Romania ranks 30th and Turkey ranks 29th 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.