Australia vs Romania: Hydropower generation by region

Australia
12.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Romania
12.13 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
33rd
Romania rank
35th

Hydropower generation by region over time

  • Australia
  • Romania
05101520196519952025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 12.61 terawatt-hours against 12.13 terawatt-hours in Romania, a difference of 0.48 terawatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 35th of 79 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 7.86 terawatt-hours 1.46 terawatt-hours 6.4 terawatt-hours Australia
1970s 13.09 terawatt-hours 7.94 terawatt-hours 5.15 terawatt-hours Australia
1980s 13.55 terawatt-hours 12.18 terawatt-hours 1.37 terawatt-hours Australia
1990s 15.85 terawatt-hours 15.06 terawatt-hours 0.7884 terawatt-hours Australia
2000s 14.85 terawatt-hours 16.28 terawatt-hours 1.43 terawatt-hours Romania
2010s 16.05 terawatt-hours 16.24 terawatt-hours 0.1919 terawatt-hours Romania
2020s 14.68 terawatt-hours 15.21 terawatt-hours 0.527 terawatt-hours Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hydropower generation by region, Australia or Romania?
Australia, at 12.61 terawatt-hours against 12.13 terawatt-hours in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in hydropower generation by region between Australia and Romania?
0.48 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Romania?
61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Australia and Romania rank globally for hydropower generation by region?
Australia ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 35th of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Hydropower generation by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Hydropower generation by region
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 4,425 data points, 1965–2025
Last refreshed

Figures are based on gross primary hydroelectric generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply.