Brazil vs Romania: Oil consumption per person
Brazil
6,771 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Romania
7,066 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
120th
Romania rank
118th
Oil consumption per person over time
- Brazil
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 7,066 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,771 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil, a difference of 295 kilowatt-hours per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Romania ahead.
Brazil ranks 120th and Romania ranks 118th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,422 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,174 kilowatt-hours per person | 2,752 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1970s | 4,745 kilowatt-hours per person | 7,930 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,185 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 4,924 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,530 kilowatt-hours per person | 3,606 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 5,371 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,817 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,446 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 6,128 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,807 kilowatt-hours per person | 321.3 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 7,001 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,425 kilowatt-hours per person | 1,576 kilowatt-hours per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 6,537 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,719 kilowatt-hours per person | 182.32 kilowatt-hours per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher oil consumption per person, Brazil or Romania?
- Romania, at 7,066 kilowatt-hours per person against 6,771 kilowatt-hours per person in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in oil consumption per person between Brazil and Romania?
- 295 kilowatt-hours per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Romania?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Romania rank globally for oil consumption per person?
- Brazil ranks 120th and Romania ranks 118th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Oil consumption 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 per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.