Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Romania
Romania: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Romania, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Romania is 0.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Romania peaked at 0.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
Romania ranks 49th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7% | — |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -21.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -7.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More climate change data for Romania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 268.00 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,127 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 361.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,531 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Romania?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Romania was 0.2% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Romania ranks 49th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.