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Romania Total Energy Production & Consumption

Total energy consumption has remained stable at around 30 Mtoe since 2023 (-1.2% in 2025), after having ranged between 32 and 36 Mtoe between 2010 and 2022 (-0.8%/year on average this period).

Energy consumption per capita is about 1.6 toe (2025), which is 42% below the EU average.

Source: Romania energy report

Interactive Chart Romania Total Energy Production & Consumption

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Romania Oil Production & Consumption

Oil production has been declining by 3%/year since 2010, reaching 2.8 Mt in 2025, i.e. 22% of crude oil consumption. Crude imports have been fluctuating in a range of 8-9 Mt since 2016 (9.6 Mt in 2025, of which 62% came from Kazakhstan, 16% from Azerbaijan and 9% from Libya).

Source: Romania energy report

Interactive Chart Romania Crude Oil Production & Consumption

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Interactive Chart Romania Refined Oil Products Production & Consumption

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Romania Natural Gas Production & Consumption

Romania is the second largest gas producer in the European Union, after the Netherlands. Gas production dipped by 0.9% to 9.2 bcm in 2025, after having increased by 1%/year between 2020 and 2025 thanks to new fields coming on stream (Black Sea Oil and Gas's Ana and Doina fields in the Midia gas development (MGD) in 2022). Previously, it remained stable at around 11 bcm/year from 2010 to 2017 and decreased by 5.6%/year between 2017 and 2020 (-10% in 2020).

Source: Romania energy report

Interactive Chart Romania Gas Production & Consumption

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Romania Coal and Lignite Production & Consumption

Lignite production has been falling by more than 7%/year since 2011 (when it stood at 35.5 Mt), reaching 12 Mt in 2025 (-2.8% in 2025 alone). Production, which covers more than 90% of consumption (93% in 2025), follows a declining demand, as well as imports which fell by 12%/year between 2011 and 2025 (0.3 Mt in 2025, compared to 2 Mt in 2010).

Graph: Coal Production & Consumption

Source: Romania energy report

Interactive Chart Romania Coal and Lignite Production & Consumption

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Romania Renewable in % Electricity Production

According to its final revised NECP 2021-2030 (October 2024), Romania aims to raise the share of renewables in final energy consumption to 38.3% in 2030 (below the 41% share recommended by the EU Commission), including 57.8% in electricity consumption, 41.1% in heating and cooling, and 29.4% in transport. In 2024, renewables covered 25.4% of final energy consumption, including 47.6% for electricity, 28.1% for heating, and 8.4% in transport (25.6% of final energy consumption and 49.9% for electricity in 2025, according to preliminary estimates).

Source: Romania energy report

Interactive Chart Romania Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)

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Romania GHG emissions and CO₂ emissions

According to its final revised NECP (2024), Romania aims to cut its GHG emissions by 85% in 2030 compared to 1990 to 34 MtCO2eq, thanks to massive reductions in the energy sector (-87%), industry (-77%), and agriculture (-44%), while increasing GHG removals and limiting the increase in emissions from transport to 40%. Romania aims to cut emissions under the ETS scheme by 43.9% by 2030 (compared to 2005). For 2040, Romania targets a 96% net GHG emission reduction (compared to 1990) to 8.35 MtCO2eq, negative emissions as of 2045 and a 105% reduction in 2050 (-11 MtCO2eq).

Source: Romania energy report

Interactive Chart Romania CO₂ emissions

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