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