Charcoal — Energy production in Romania
Romania: Charcoal — Energy production was 9.65 TJ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Charcoal — Energy production in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Romania recorded 9.65 TJ for charcoal — energy production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, charcoal — energy production in Romania peaked at 2,655 TJ in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.65 TJ, in 2022.
That places Romania 127th out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Charcoal — Energy production in Romania, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,112 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 1,164 TJ | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 1,204 TJ | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1,223 TJ | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1,268 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1,415 TJ | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 1,418 TJ | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,357 TJ | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 767 TJ | -43.5% |
| 1999 | 767 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 796.5 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 826 TJ | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 855.5 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 767 TJ | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 767 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 767 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,655 TJ | +246.2% |
| 2007 | 2,596 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 407.1 TJ | -84.3% |
| 2009 | 401.2 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 265.5 TJ | -33.8% |
| 2011 | 472 TJ | +77.8% |
| 2012 | 528.05 TJ | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 628.35 TJ | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 486.75 TJ | -22.5% |
| 2015 | 177 TJ | -63.6% |
| 2016 | 67.26 TJ | -62.0% |
| 2017 | 35.99 TJ | -46.5% |
| 2018 | 32.63 TJ | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 30.39 TJ | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 48.56 TJ | +59.8% |
| 2021 | 60.18 TJ | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 9.65 TJ | -84.0% |
| 2023 | 9.65 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.65 TJ | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 9.65 TJ is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.24 TJ, 32% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Romania's 9.65 TJ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 144.46 TJ, 7% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Charcoal — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +246.2% | 767 TJ | 2,655 TJ |
| 2008 | -84.3% | 2,596 TJ | 407.1 TJ |
| 2022 | -84.0% | 60.18 TJ | 9.65 TJ |
| 2011 | +77.8% | 265.5 TJ | 472 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,169 TJ | 767 TJ | 1,418 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,084 TJ | 401.2 TJ | 2,655 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 272.39 TJ | 30.39 TJ | 628.35 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.54 TJ | 9.65 TJ | 60.18 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 charcoal — energy production in Romania?
- Charcoal — energy production in Romania was 9.65 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest charcoal — energy production recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,655 TJ in 2006.
- What is the lowest charcoal — energy production recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.65 TJ in 2022.
- How does Romania rank for charcoal — energy production?
- Romania ranks 127th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is charcoal — energy production rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Charcoal — 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.