Moldova
MDAMoldova uses less electricity per person than any other country in Europe.
2,056 kWh per person per year, 41th of 41.
What this grid depends on
Three measures that say more about a country than how much power it makes. Open “what this means” on any of them if the term is new.
Cleaner than 2 in 10 grids worldwide.
What this means
How much planet-warming gas is released to make one unit of electricity. Two countries can generate exactly the same amount and one of them be ten times dirtier doing it. Lower is better.
Moldova generates almost exactly what it uses, with next to nothing crossing its borders.
What this means
Electricity can be sold across a border like anything else, through high-voltage lines connecting one country's grid to the next. Buying it in means leaning on a neighbour to keep the lights on. Selling it means generating more than the country needs.
Also true of Moldova
Moldova is first in Europe for gas.
Gas supplies 85% of its electricity.
Moldova’s neighbours
RomaniaRomania has cleaned up its grid faster than most people realise.
UkraineUkraine is third in the world for nuclear.
BulgariaNuclear overtook coal on Bulgaria's grid in 2023.
SerbiaSerbia gets next to none of its electricity from solar, in a region built on it.
HungarySolar overtook gas on Hungary's grid in 2024.
Figures are for 2025, the most recent year reported for Moldova. Generation shares are a percentage of electricity generated, not of energy used. How this is calculated.