Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Romania
Romania: Solid biofuels — Energy consumption was 133,394 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for solid biofuels — energy consumption in Romania is 133,394 TJ, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy consumption in Romania peaked at 164,214 TJ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25,648 TJ, in 1990.
Romania ranks 43rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy consumption in Romania, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,648 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 30,024 TJ | +17.1% |
| 1992 | 25,974 TJ | -13.5% |
| 1993 | 36,426 TJ | +40.2% |
| 1994 | 48,744 TJ | +33.8% |
| 1995 | 54,718 TJ | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 105,125 TJ | +92.1% |
| 1997 | 139,465 TJ | +32.7% |
| 1998 | 124,584 TJ | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 117,772 TJ | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 114,860 TJ | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 89,540 TJ | -22.0% |
| 2002 | 94,930 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 118,407 TJ | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 127,859 TJ | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 132,862 TJ | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 127,904 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 136,586 TJ | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 158,552 TJ | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 156,798 TJ | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 164,214 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 143,343 TJ | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 151,656 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 145,751 TJ | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 143,955 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 138,458 TJ | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 142,310 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 144,900 TJ | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 141,885 TJ | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 142,549 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 141,132 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 149,773 TJ | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 142,039 TJ | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 133,394 TJ | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 133,394 TJ | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 133,394 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,134 TJ, 42.6× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Romania's 133,394 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35,388 TJ, 3.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +92.1% | 54,718 TJ | 105,125 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,848 TJ | 25,648 TJ | 139,465 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 125,830 TJ | 89,540 TJ | 158,552 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 145,902 TJ | 138,458 TJ | 164,214 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 139,946 TJ | 133,394 TJ | 149,773 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 solid biofuels — energy consumption in Romania?
- Solid biofuels — energy consumption in Romania was 133,394 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 164,214 TJ in 2010.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy consumption recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,648 TJ in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for solid biofuels — energy consumption?
- Romania ranks 43rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy consumption rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Solid biofuels — Energy consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.