Italy vs Romania: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring

Italy
0.0293 tonnes per person
in 2024
Romania
0.0419 tonnes per person
in 2024
Italy rank
48th
Romania rank
45th

Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

  • Italy
  • Romania
0.030.040.050.060.07199020072024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.0419 tonnes per person against 0.0293 tonnes per person in Italy, a difference of 0.0126 tonnes per person.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 48th and Romania ranks 45th of 213 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0683 tonnes per person 0.0501 tonnes per person 0.0182 tonnes per person Italy
2000s 0.0476 tonnes per person 0.0489 tonnes per person 0.0014 tonnes per person Romania
2010s 0.0412 tonnes per person 0.0434 tonnes per person 0.0022 tonnes per person Romania
2020s 0.0309 tonnes per person 0.0411 tonnes per person 0.0103 tonnes per person Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Italy or Romania?
Romania, at 0.0419 tonnes per person against 0.0293 tonnes per person in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Italy and Romania?
0.0126 tonnes per person, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Italy and Romania rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
Italy ranks 48th and Romania ranks 45th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 12,147 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.