Photo: Madalin Pentelie · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Romania: Energy
Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?
Romania is placed 46th of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 259.7 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 46.51 (2024).
Share
Energy
46th
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Romania on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
259.7
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Romania: 259.7. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.
- World median
- 433.75
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 97.19 Slovakia
- Land neighbours
- Bulgaria 279.06 · Hungary 183.89 · Moldova 636.74 · Serbia 668.02
46.51
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Romania: 46.51. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.
- World median
- 32.06
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 46.51 Romania
- Land neighbours
- Bulgaria 29.88 · Hungary 31.43 · Moldova 10.71 · Serbia 32.06
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
75.1
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 23rd of 99 by World Energy Council
Romania: 75.1. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.
- World median
- 63.8
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 78 Czechia
- Land neighbours
- Bulgaria 69.2 · Hungary 77.3 · Moldova 57.2 · Serbia 63.7
02Over time
Which way Romania is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) · lower is better
RomaniaWorld median
Romania fell from 513.67 in 2000 to 259.7 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Romania World median 2024 259.7 433.7 2023 243.0 452.7 2022 297.8 476.3 2021 290.2 469.0 2020 277.6 482.0 2019 329.3 488.2 2018 348.0 500.4 2017 369.2 506.3 2016 345.4 521.9 2015 369.0 524.8 2014 356.8 522.3 2013 389.8 508.8 2012 486.8 525.4 2011 490.7 521.4 2010 424.6 515.5 2009 469.5 533.6 2008 497.7 517.2 2007 529.5 535.3 2006 530.1 537.5 2005 490.0 521.4 2004 518.0 523.1 2003 573.9 543.1 2002 515.1 551.3 2001 524.6 559.3 2000 513.7 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
RomaniaWorld median
Romania rose from 28.67 in 2000 to 46.51 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Romania World median 2024 46.5 32.062 2023 49.8 28.000 2022 43.1 28.881 2021 45.0 28.286 2020 44.6 27.125 2019 41.9 26.296 2018 40.9 25.505 2017 38.2 24.023 2016 42.0 22.218 2015 39.9 21.915 2014 41.8 21.151 2013 34.6 21.593 2012 25.5 19.869 2011 26.4 18.584 2010 33.6 18.572 2009 27.0 17.886 2008 26.5 15.923 2007 26.0 15.586 2006 29.3 15.392 2005 34.1 16.438 2004 29.2 16.445 2003 24.2 16.339 2002 29.5 13.826 2001 27.9 14.023 2000 28.7 15.612
03In context
Romania beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.
Romania and the countries it borders
Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Carbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) | Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated) | World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary | 44th | 183.89 | 31.43 | 77.3 |
| Romania | 46th | 259.7 | 46.51 | 75.1 |
 Bulgaria | 64th | 279.06 | 29.88 | 69.2 |
 Serbia | =106th | 668.02 | 32.06 | 63.7 |
 Moldova | 134th | 636.74 | 10.71 | 57.2 |
 Ukraine | not placed | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.
Placed either side on energy
The countries immediately above and below Romania in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Romania is ahead of the world, and behind
24 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median6
Statistics on which Romania does better than the middle country measured.
RISE Energy Efficiency Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 48.2377.7848.23▲ Improved since 2013
Romania: 77.78 · world median 48.23 · Energy efficiency policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.975 to 95.93; higher is better.
RISE Renewable Energy Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 33.2665.7833.26▼ Worsened since 2013
Romania: 65.78 · world median 33.26 · Renewable energy policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.056 to 89.52; higher is better.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.27918.695.279▼ Worsened since 2014
Romania: 18.69 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7381.7992.738▲ Improved since 2014
Romania: 1.799 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8512.1924.85No earlier reading
Romania: 12.19 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3267.237.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Romania: 67.2 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 53rd of 162 · derived.
Behind the world median3
Statistics on which Romania does worse than the middle country measured.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.213.6053.21▲ Improved since 2014
Romania: 3.605 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.
Position 97th of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7729.4425.77No earlier reading
Romania: 29.44 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.
Position 79th of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 015.10▲ Improved since 2014
Romania: 15.1 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare2
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▲ Improved since 2014
Romania: 100 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 100100100▲ Improved since 2014
Romania: 100 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
No better end13
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 020.690No real change since 2014
Romania: 20.69 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.
Operating Wind Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 1005,484100No earlier reading
Romania: 5,484 · world median 100 · Wind farm capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 542,758.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1444.6880.144Moved since 2014
Romania: 4.688 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 09.1590Moved since 2014
Romania: 9.159 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.
Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 051.550Moved since 2015
Romania: 51.55 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 05.6140Moved since 2014
Romania: 5.614 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0770.7570.077Moved since 2014
Romania: 0.757 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.
Operating Coal Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 5252,200525No earlier reading
Romania: 2,200 · world median 525 · Coal-fired capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,263,101.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0496.4873.049Moved since 2014
Romania: 6.487 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.58517.362.585No real change since 2014
Romania: 17.36 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.
Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.8526.9112.85No real change since 2014
Romania: 26.91 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.
Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.558.1749.5Moved since 2014
Romania: 58.17 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.2733.5244.273No earlier reading
Romania: 3.524 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.
No current reading for Romania
Primary Schools with Electricity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score and RISE Electricity Access Policy Score. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Energy among Romania’s 16 topics
Energy is Romania’s 7th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Food & Agriculturejoint 23rd of 1844/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions43rd of 1944/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation43rd of 1764/4 keys
- Gender & Equality48th of 1834/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital53rd of 1963/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 44th of 1593/3 keys
- Energy46th of 1653/3 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 66th of 1934/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 68th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade66th of 1774/4 keys
- Peace & Security66th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 79th of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 78th of 1864/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing85th of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge129th of 1983/4 keys
- Work & Labour122nd of 1824/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Romania can most readily be measured against.
1
BhutanSouthern Asia
1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
UgandaEastern Africa
3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Europe
Norway2nd3/3 keysHighest in Eastern Europe
Slovakia40th3/3 keysThis page
Romania46th3/3 keys
Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Romania on energy: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Romania rank on energy?
Romania is placed 46th of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity, Renewable Share of Electricity Generation and World Energy Trilemma Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Romania?
259.7 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.
What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Romania?
46.51 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.
How does Romania compare with Hungary on energy?
Hungary is placed 44th of 165, and Romania 46th. Carbon Intensity of Electricity: Hungary 183.89, Romania 259.7; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation: Hungary 31.43, Romania 46.51; World Energy Trilemma Index: Hungary 77.3, Romania 75.1.
How have Romania’s energy figures changed?
Carbon Intensity of Electricity fell from 513.67 in 2000 to 259.7 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation rose from 28.67 in 2000 to 46.51 in 2024.
Which energy statistics are missing for Romania?
No current reading is published for Romania on Primary Schools with Electricity, RISE Clean Cooking Policy Score and RISE Electricity Access Policy Score. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.
How the Energy standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Carbon Intensity of Electricity — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- World Energy Trilemma Index — World Energy Council, Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
The other 24 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Romania’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Romania (banner) — Madalin Pentelie, CC0
- Bhutan — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uganda — Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Romania: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/romania/energy