Romania Coal
Production (2024)#26 World
13,878,099short tons−14.7% YoY
Consumption (2024)#31 World
14,055,877short tons−16.1% YoY
Daily Deficit (2024)
−487.1short tons
Production covers 98.7% of consumption.
Imports cover 2.7% of consumption.
Consumption
Production
Deficit
Coal Reserves in Romania
- Romania holds 320,772,210 short tons of proven coal reserves as of 2023 (#64 in the world), and accounting for about 0.02% of the world's total proven coal reserves.
- As of 2023 production rates, Romania has about 20 years of coal left (at current extraction level and excluding unproven reserves).
Coal Production in Romania
- Romania produced 13,878,099 short tons of coal in 2024 (#26 in the world), a decrease of 14.7% from 16,261,277 short tons in 2023.
Coal Consumption in Romania
- Romania consumed 14,055,877 short tons of coal in 2024 (#31 in the world), a decrease of 16.1% from 2023. This represents 0.14% of the world's total coal consumption.
- Per capita, coal consumption in Romania averaged 1,478.4 pounds in 2024, equivalent to 4.05 pounds per day (#29 in the world).
Coal Imports & Exports in Romania
- Romania imported 386,028 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈2.7% of consumption).
- Romania exported 231,399 short tons of coal in 2024 (≈1.7% of production).
- This made Romania a net importer of 154,629 short tons of coal in 2024.
coal Balance in Romania
- In 2024, Romania produced approximately 38,022 short tons of coal per day and consumed 38,509 short tons per day , a daily deficit of 487.1 short tons.
Romania Coal History (1980-2024)
| Reserves | Production | Consumption | Trade | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | — | — | 13,878,099 | −14.7% | 26 | 0.14% | 14,055,877 | −16.1% | 31 | 0.14% | 1,478.4 | 386,028 | 231,399 | 154,629 |
| 2023 | 320,772,210 | 64 | 0.02% | 16,261,277 | −18.8% | 22 | 0.17% | 16,747,727 | −19% | 28 | 0.18% | 1,752 | 458,911 | 319,335 | 139,576 |
| 2022 | 320,772,210 | 64 | 0.02% | 20,017,950 | +2.4% | 21 | 0.22% | 20,687,776 | +0.23% | 26 | 0.23% | 2,158.7 | 738,786 | 267,243 | 471,543 |
| 2021 | 320,772,210 | 64 | 0.03% | 19,547,263 | +18.2% | 21 | 0.22% | 20,639,652 | +17.3% | 27 | 0.24% | 2,144.6 | 878,143 | 254.4 | 877,888 |
| 2020 | 320,772,210 | 64 | 0.03% | 16,536,855 | −30.7% | 21 | 0.20% | 17,597,876 | −28.7% | 27 | 0.21% | 1,814.9 | 792,474 | 233 | 792,241 |
| 2019 | 320,772,210 | 64 | 0.03% | 23,867,570 | −8.4% | 22 | 0.27% | 24,672,710 | −11.7% | 28 | 0.29% | 2,530.3 | 1,152,833 | 712 | 1,152,121 |
| 2018 | 320,772,210 | 64 | 0.03% | 26,066,490 | −8.2% | 22 | 0.30% | 27,943,916 | −3.5% | 25 | 0.32% | 2,851.7 | 1,026,230 | 824.1 | 1,025,406 |
| 2017 | 320,772,210 | 63 | 0.03% | 28,387,009 | +12% | 21 | 0.34% | 28,971,177 | +7.8% | 26 | 0.34% | 2,942.8 | 952,032 | 669.4 | 951,363 |
| 2016 | 320,772,210 | 63 | 0.03% | 25,336,644 | −9.8% | 22 | 0.31% | 26,886,443 | −11.4% | 25 | 0.32% | 2,719 | 1,115,001 | 406.2 | 1,114,594 |
| 2015 | 320,772,210 | 63 | 0.03% | 28,101,189 | +8.2% | 21 | 0.32% | 30,339,980 | +3.7% | 25 | 0.35% | 3,053.7 | 1,274,524 | 1,633.3 | 1,272,891 |
| 2014 | 320,772,210 | 63 | 0.03% | 25,975,935 | −4.7% | 21 | 0.29% | 29,244,284 | +0.06% | 25 | 0.33% | 2,929.1 | 1,194,214 | 673.7 | 1,193,540 |
| 2013 | 320,772,210 | 50 | 0.03% | 27,250,206 | −27.2% | 21 | 0.30% | 29,226,647 | −24.3% | 23 | 0.32% | 2,913.5 | 1,215,972 | 268.7 | 1,215,703 |
| 2012 | 320,772,210 | 50 | 0.03% | 37,417,913 | −4.4% | 19 | 0.42% | 38,603,999 | −9.1% | 23 | 0.43% | 3,830.1 | 1,414,999 | 946.6 | 1,414,052 |
| 2011 | 320,772,210 | 51 | 0.03% | 39,145,233 | +14.1% | 20 | 0.45% | 42,468,697 | +21.1% | 22 | 0.49% | 4,187.8 | 1,093,341 | 1,988.4 | 1,091,352 |
| 2010 | 320,772,210 | 51 | 0.03% | 34,311,603 | −8.3% | 19 | 0.42% | 35,056,765 | −7.4% | 23 | 0.43% | 3,431.5 | 1,058,664 | 1,949 | 1,056,715 |
| 2009 | 320,772,210 | 51 | 0.03% | 37,435,550 | −5.3% | 19 | 0.49% | 37,873,167 | −13.3% | 21 | 0.50% | 3,681.1 | 1,311,976 | 2,074.6 | 1,309,901 |
| 2008 | 465,174,820 | 41 | 0.05% | 39,529,939 | +0.23% | 19 | 0.52% | 43,679,034 | +0.2% | 20 | 0.58% | 4,216.4 | 3,735,516 | 634.9 | 3,734,881 |
| 2007 | — | — | — | 39,440,652 | +2.5% | 19 | 0.54% | 43,593,054 | −2.8% | 21 | 0.59% | 4,177.4 | 5,845,585 | 708.7 | 5,844,876 |
| 2006 | — | — | — | 38,495,972 | +12.3% | 20 | 0.55% | 44,845,278 | +13.5% | 20 | 0.63% | 4,263.7 | 4,496,273 | 629.6 | 4,495,643 |
| 2005 | — | — | — | 34,288,455 | −2.2% | 19 | 0.51% | 39,499,074 | +2% | 22 | 0.59% | 3,724 | 4,554,856 | 634 | 4,554,222 |
| 2004 | — | — | — | 35,044,640 | −3.8% | 17 | 0.56% | 38,736,276 | −4.8% | 22 | 0.61% | 3,619.7 | 4,083,130 | 347.9 | 4,082,783 |
| 2003 | — | — | — | 36,445,676 | +8.7% | 17 | 0.63% | 40,704,441 | +8% | 20 | 0.70% | 3,770.1 | 3,624,367 | 384.3 | 3,623,983 |
| 2002 | — | — | — | 33,525,656 | −8.6% | 17 | 0.62% | 37,687,979 | +1.2% | 21 | 0.70% | 3,462.4 | 4,048,785 | 0 | 4,048,785 |
| 2001 | — | — | — | 36,694,798 | +13.7% | 17 | 0.68% | 37,230,520 | +6.6% | 21 | 0.71% | 3,397 | 3,332,283 | 0 | 3,332,283 |
| 2000 | — | — | — | 32,281,148 | +28% | 19 | 0.63% | 34,927,795 | +14.2% | 21 | 0.67% | 3,168.6 | 3,002,692 | 0 | 3,002,692 |
| 1999 | — | — | — | 25,223,057 | −12.8% | 21 | 0.51% | 30,584,693 | −12% | 22 | 0.62% | 2,759.6 | 2,658,772 | 0 | 2,658,772 |
| 1998 | — | — | — | 28,914,694 | −22.4% | 19 | 0.57% | 34,735,993 | −16.5% | 22 | 0.70% | 3,117.4 | 4,424,672 | 0 | 4,424,672 |
| 1997 | — | — | — | 37,265,794 | −19.3% | 17 | 0.74% | 41,576,929 | −16.9% | 19 | 0.84% | 3,710.3 | 5,786,025 | 0 | 5,786,025 |
| 1996 | — | — | — | 46,152,617 | +1.8% | 17 | 0.91% | 50,044,874 | +0.43% | 18 | 1.0% | 4,440.2 | 5,218,336 | 0 | 5,218,336 |
| 1995 | — | — | — | 45,328,090 | +1.4% | 17 | 0.92% | 49,828,821 | +3% | 17 | 1.0% | 4,398.4 | 5,218,336 | 0 | 5,218,336 |
| 1994 | — | — | — | 44,695,364 | +2% | 16 | 0.92% | 48,388,102 | −2.4% | 17 | 1.0% | 4,252.7 | 4,664,976 | 0 | 4,664,976 |
| 1993 | — | — | — | 43,817,925 | +3.6% | 16 | 0.92% | 49,569,778 | +2.6% | 17 | 1.0% | 4,340.2 | 3,535,108 | 0 | 3,535,108 |
| 1992 | — | — | — | 42,295,635 | +18.4% | 16 | 0.86% | 48,331,884 | +13.7% | 17 | 1.0% | 4,218.8 | 7,805,457 | 0 | 7,805,457 |
| 1991 | — | — | — | 35,730,276 | −15.1% | 14 | 0.71% | 42,508,381 | −16% | 15 | 0.87% | 3,704.9 | 5,679,101 | 0 | 5,679,101 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | 42,089,503 | −37.8% | 11 | 0.81% | 50,626,894 | −31.5% | 13 | 1.0% | 4,413.9 | 9,294,678 | 0 | 9,294,678 |
| 1989 | — | — | — | 67,619,002 | +4.4% | 9 | 1.3% | 73,854,770 | +0.24% | 9 | 1.5% | 6,453.7 | 9,200,982 | 0 | 9,200,982 |
| 1988 | — | — | — | 64,765,122 | +14% | 9 | 1.2% | 73,677,298 | +14% | 9 | 1.5% | 6,458.6 | 11,064,988 | 0 | 11,064,988 |
| 1987 | — | — | — | 56,795,420 | +8.4% | 9 | 1.1% | 64,601,980 | +8.8% | 9 | 1.3% | 5,680.4 | 9,554,823 | 0 | 9,554,823 |
| 1986 | — | — | — | 52,381,771 | +2% | 9 | 1.1% | 59,352,780 | +2.3% | 9 | 1.3% | 5,235.1 | 8,075,523 | 0 | 8,075,523 |
| 1985 | — | — | — | 51,346,702 | +5.2% | 9 | 1.1% | 58,013,473 | +6.1% | 9 | 1.2% | 5,132.6 | 7,195,880 | 0 | 7,195,880 |
| 1984 | — | — | — | 48,810,287 | −0.55% | 9 | 1.1% | 54,652,530 | −1.4% | 9 | 1.2% | 4,850.7 | 6,073,728 | 0 | 6,073,728 |
| 1983 | — | — | — | 49,078,148 | +17.6% | 9 | 1.1% | 55,453,909 | +21.3% | 9 | 1.3% | 4,938.2 | 6,375,761 | 0 | 6,375,761 |
| 1982 | — | — | — | 41,731,252 | +2.5% | 10 | 0.96% | 45,733,740 | +1.9% | 12 | 1.1% | 4,088 | 4,002,488 | 0 | 4,002,488 |
| 1981 | — | — | — | 40,705,001 | +5% | 9 | 0.97% | 44,859,608 | +3.4% | 11 | 1.1% | 4,028.2 | 4,154,606 | 0 | 4,154,606 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | 38,761,629 | — | 9 | 0.93% | 43,401,252 | — | 10 | 1.1% | 3,918 | 4,639,623 | 0 | 4,639,623 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.