Renewable energy share in Romania
Renewable sources provided 23.6% of final energy consumption in Romania in 2021.
Romania, 2021
23.6%
Change from 2020
−0.5percentage points
European Union, 2020
21.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
20.4%
Position in 2021
97th of 212
Renewable energy share in Romania over time
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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Romania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23.6% | – |
| 2020 | 24.1% | 21.1% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | 19.3% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | 18.7% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | 17.7% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | 17.5% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | 17.6% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | 17.4% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | 16.8% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | 16.1% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | 14.6% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | 14.5% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | 13.6% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | 12.5% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | 11.8% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | 10.7% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | 10.0% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | 9.5% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | 9.2% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | 8.9% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | 9.0% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | 8.6% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 24.1% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 21.1%, the figure has changed by +2.5 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Romania has the 97th highest value.
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