Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Romania
Romania: Fuelwood — Energy consumption was 132,329 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fuelwood — energy consumption in Romania is 132,329 TJ, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuelwood — energy consumption in Romania peaked at 163,562 TJ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15,244 TJ, in 1992.
That places Romania 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fuelwood — Energy consumption in Romania, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24,645 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 28,991 TJ | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 15,244 TJ | -47.4% |
| 1993 | 35,334 TJ | +131.8% |
| 1994 | 38,292 TJ | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 45,626 TJ | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 104,063 TJ | +128.1% |
| 1997 | 138,403 TJ | +33.0% |
| 1998 | 124,141 TJ | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 117,329 TJ | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 114,506 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 89,216 TJ | -22.1% |
| 2002 | 94,635 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 118,112 TJ | +24.8% |
| 2004 | 127,564 TJ | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 132,596 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 127,402 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 134,668 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 158,177 TJ | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 156,355 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 163,562 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 143,284 TJ | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 151,163 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 145,282 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 143,648 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 138,426 TJ | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 142,064 TJ | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 144,330 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 140,996 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 141,705 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 140,259 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 148,665 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 140,975 TJ | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 132,329 TJ | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 132,329 TJ | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 132,329 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,326 TJ, 20.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Romania's 132,329 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29,661 TJ, 4.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuelwood — Energy consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +131.8% | 15,244 TJ | 35,334 TJ |
| 1996 | +128.1% | 45,626 TJ | 104,063 TJ |
| 1992 | -47.4% | 28,991 TJ | 15,244 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67,207 TJ | 15,244 TJ | 138,403 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 125,323 TJ | 89,216 TJ | 158,177 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 145,446 TJ | 138,426 TJ | 163,562 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 138,911 TJ | 132,329 TJ | 148,665 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 fuelwood — energy consumption in Romania?
- Fuelwood — energy consumption in Romania was 132,329 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 163,562 TJ in 2010.
- What is the lowest fuelwood — energy consumption recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,244 TJ in 1992.
- How does Romania rank for fuelwood — energy consumption?
- Romania ranks 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fuelwood — energy consumption rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 Fuelwood — Energy consumption. 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.