Biodiesel — Energy production in Romania
Romania: Biodiesel — Energy production was 8,961 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Biodiesel — Energy production in Romania, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Romania recorded 8,961 TJ for biodiesel — energy production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 121.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, biodiesel — energy production in Romania peaked at 10,759 TJ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 441.6 TJ, in 2010.
Romania ranks 26th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Biodiesel — Energy production in Romania, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 809.6 TJ | — |
| 2008 | 3,422 TJ | +322.7% |
| 2009 | 3,018 TJ | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 441.6 TJ | -85.4% |
| 2011 | 3,938 TJ | +791.7% |
| 2012 | 3,717 TJ | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 5,042 TJ | +35.6% |
| 2014 | 4,048 TJ | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 5,520 TJ | +36.4% |
| 2016 | 6,293 TJ | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 6,129 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 6,927 TJ | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 7,726 TJ | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 10,759 TJ | +39.3% |
| 2021 | 8,508 TJ | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 8,438 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 8,961 TJ | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 8,961 TJ | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 8,961 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,592 TJ, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Romania's 8,961 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,066 TJ, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Biodiesel — Energy production in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +791.7% | 441.6 TJ | 3,938 TJ |
| 2008 | +322.7% | 809.6 TJ | 3,422 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,417 TJ | 809.6 TJ | 3,422 TJ | 3 |
| 2010s | 4,978 TJ | 441.6 TJ | 7,726 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,125 TJ | 8,438 TJ | 10,759 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More environment data for Romania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.634 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1112 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is biodiesel — energy production in Romania?
- Biodiesel — energy production in Romania was 8,961 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest biodiesel — energy production recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 10,759 TJ in 2020.
- What is the lowest biodiesel — energy production recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 441.6 TJ in 2010.
- How does Romania rank for biodiesel — energy production?
- Romania ranks 26th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is biodiesel — energy production rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Biodiesel — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.