Solid biofuels — Energy production in Romania
Romania: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 112,238 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, solid biofuels — energy production in Romania stood at 112,238 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Romania peaked at 163,287 TJ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25,212 TJ, in 1990.
Romania ranks 60th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Romania, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,212 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 29,949 TJ | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 33,515 TJ | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 48,520 TJ | +44.8% |
| 1994 | 48,271 TJ | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 57,006 TJ | +18.1% |
| 1996 | 104,367 TJ | +83.1% |
| 1997 | 140,672 TJ | +34.8% |
| 1998 | 126,312 TJ | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 118,052 TJ | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 115,664 TJ | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 89,186 TJ | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 98,416 TJ | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 119,084 TJ | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 132,316 TJ | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 135,186 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 135,437 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 138,338 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 156,993 TJ | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 160,705 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 163,287 TJ | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 145,527 TJ | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 158,895 TJ | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 153,097 TJ | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 152,640 TJ | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 147,416 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 149,864 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 149,227 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 144,164 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 144,700 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 142,414 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 151,785 TJ | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 145,320 TJ | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 132,531 TJ | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 112,238 TJ | -15.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 112,238 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 36,362 TJ, 3.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Romania's 112,238 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54,870 TJ, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Solid biofuels — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +83.1% | 57,006 TJ | 104,367 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73,188 TJ | 25,212 TJ | 140,672 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 128,132 TJ | 89,186 TJ | 160,705 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 150,882 TJ | 144,164 TJ | 163,287 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 136,858 TJ | 112,238 TJ | 151,785 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 production in Romania?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Romania was 112,238 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 163,287 TJ in 2010.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,212 TJ in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Romania ranks 60th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. 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 production. 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.