Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Romania
Romania: Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption was 155,686 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy consumption in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2024, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Romania stood at 155,686 TJ.
The figure is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy consumption in Romania peaked at 170,597 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25,648 TJ, in 1990.
That places Romania 40th out of 210 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.
Total Bioenergy — 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 | 138,307 TJ | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 163,056 TJ | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 163,619 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 169,142 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 151,923 TJ | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 161,701 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 154,648 TJ | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 151,119 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 147,066 TJ | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 153,311 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 157,559 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 154,623 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 160,106 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 161,553 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 170,597 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 165,493 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 155,686 TJ | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 155,686 TJ | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 155,686 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,866 TJ, 32.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Romania's 155,686 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41,131 TJ, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Bioenergy — 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 | 127,134 TJ | 89,540 TJ | 163,619 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 156,120 TJ | 147,066 TJ | 169,142 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 161,803 TJ | 155,686 TJ | 170,597 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 total bioenergy — energy consumption in Romania?
- Total bioenergy — energy consumption in Romania was 155,686 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 170,597 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy consumption recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,648 TJ in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for total bioenergy — energy consumption?
- Romania ranks 40th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy consumption rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 Total Bioenergy — 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.