Fossil electricity share in Romania
Oil, gas and coal produced 33.2% of electricity in Romania in 2024.
Romania, 2024
33.2%
Change from 2023
+2.3percentage points
European Union, 2023
30.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
26.5%
Fossil electricity share in Romania over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.2% | – |
| 2023 | 30.9% | 30.9% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | 38.0% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | 36.1% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | 35.6% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | 38.2% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | 40.3% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | 42.9% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | 42.1% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | 41.6% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | 40.5% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | 43.0% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | 45.8% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | 47.9% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | 47.8% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | 49.3% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | 50.8% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | 52.5% |
| 2006 | 61.7% | 51.8% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | 51.6% |
| 2004 | 60.9% | 51.2% |
| 2003 | 67.1% | 52.5% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | 51.4% |
| 2001 | 62.2% | 49.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.3 percentage points from 30.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 40.2%, the figure has changed by −7.0 percentage points.
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