Renewable energy electricity output in Romania

Romania: Renewable energy electricity output was 26,202 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
26,202 GWh
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
29th
of 230 countries
All-time high
27,128 GWh
in 2014
All-time low
11,411 GWh
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy electricity output in Romania, 1990–2015

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200220151990: 11.4k GWh1991: 14.6k GWh1992: 11.7k GWh1993: 12.8k GWh1994: 13.0k GWh1995: 16.7k GWh1996: 15.8k GWh1997: 17.5k GWh1998: 18.9k GWh1999: 18.3k GWh2000: 14.8k GWh2001: 14.9k GWh2002: 16.0k GWh2003: 13.3k GWh2004: 16.5k GWh2005: 20.2k GWh2006: 18.4k GWh2007: 16.0k GWh2008: 17.2k GWh2009: 15.6k GWh2010: 20.3k GWh2011: 16.3k GWh2012: 14.9k GWh2013: 20.1k GWh2014: 27.1k GWh2015: 26.2k GWh

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

Romania recorded 26,202 GWh for renewable energy electricity output in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Romania peaked at 27,128 GWh in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11,411 GWh, in 1990.

That places Romania 29th out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15,066 GWh 11,411 GWh 18,890 GWh 10
2000s 16,288 GWh 13,262 GWh 20,213 GWh 10
2010s 20,837 GWh 14,926 GWh 27,128 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 26 Australia 34,405 GWh compare
  2. 27 Chile 32,872 GWh compare
  3. 28 Finland 30,525 GWh compare
  4. 30 Peru 25,443 GWh compare
  5. 31 Indonesia 24,922 GWh compare
  6. 32 Portugal 24,372 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy electricity output in Romania?
Renewable energy electricity output in Romania was 26,202 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
What is the highest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 27,128 GWh in 2014.
What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 11,411 GWh in 1990.
How does Romania rank for renewable energy electricity output?
Romania ranks 29th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.