Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Romania
Romania: Total Bioenergy — Energy production was 123,821 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Bioenergy — Energy production in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total bioenergy — energy production in Romania is 123,821 TJ, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total bioenergy — energy production in Romania peaked at 165,524 TJ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25,212 TJ, in 1990.
Romania ranks 61st of 197 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.
Total Bioenergy — 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 | 98,446 TJ | +10.4% |
| 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 | 139,201 TJ | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 160,440 TJ | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 163,875 TJ | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 165,332 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 151,459 TJ | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 165,524 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 160,059 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 157,820 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 154,748 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 158,423 TJ | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 157,304 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 152,899 TJ | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 154,667 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 155,135 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 162,631 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 156,002 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 144,114 TJ | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 123,821 TJ | -14.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 123,821 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 20,410 TJ, 6.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Romania's 123,821 TJ is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60,887 TJ, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Bioenergy — 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 | 128,884 TJ | 89,186 TJ | 163,875 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 157,824 TJ | 151,459 TJ | 165,524 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 148,341 TJ | 123,821 TJ | 162,631 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 production in Romania?
- Total bioenergy — energy production in Romania was 123,821 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 165,524 TJ in 2012.
- What is the lowest total bioenergy — energy production recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,212 TJ in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for total bioenergy — energy production?
- Romania ranks 61st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total bioenergy — energy production rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 Total Bioenergy — 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.