Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Romania
Romania: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.145 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.145 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
118th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.48 kilograms per international-$
in 1989
All-time low
0.0048 kilograms per international-$
in 1870
Years of data
108
1870–2022
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Romania, 1870–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Romania is 0.145 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Romania peaked at 1.48 kilograms per international-$ in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 kilograms per international-$, in 1870.
That places Romania 118th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Romania, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.0048 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1890 | 0.06 kilograms per international-$ | +1145.1% |
| 1900 | 0.08 kilograms per international-$ | +33.3% |
| 1910 | 0.2264 kilograms per international-$ | +182.9% |
| 1913 | 0.3181 kilograms per international-$ | +40.5% |
| 1920 | 0.4179 kilograms per international-$ | +31.4% |
| 1921 | 0.4113 kilograms per international-$ | -1.6% |
| 1922 | 0.4393 kilograms per international-$ | +6.8% |
| 1923 | 0.476 kilograms per international-$ | +8.3% |
| 1924 | 0.5544 kilograms per international-$ | +16.5% |
| 1925 | 0.6353 kilograms per international-$ | +14.6% |
| 1926 | 0.7083 kilograms per international-$ | +11.5% |
| 1927 | 0.7798 kilograms per international-$ | +10.1% |
| 1928 | 0.8986 kilograms per international-$ | +15.2% |
| 1929 | 0.9428 kilograms per international-$ | +4.9% |
| 1930 | 1.07 kilograms per international-$ | +13.6% |
| 1931 | 1.15 kilograms per international-$ | +7.8% |
| 1932 | 1.33 kilograms per international-$ | +15.2% |
| 1933 | 1.3 kilograms per international-$ | -2.0% |
| 1934 | 1.48 kilograms per international-$ | +13.3% |
| 1935 | 1.36 kilograms per international-$ | -8.1% |
| 1936 | 1.37 kilograms per international-$ | +1.0% |
| 1937 | 1.12 kilograms per international-$ | -18.0% |
| 1938 | 1.07 kilograms per international-$ | -5.0% |
| 1939 | 0.9832 kilograms per international-$ | -7.9% |
| 1940 | 0.951 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 1941 | 0.8788 kilograms per international-$ | -7.6% |
| 1942 | 0.9929 kilograms per international-$ | +13.0% |
| 1943 | 0.8178 kilograms per international-$ | -17.6% |
| 1944 | 0.7319 kilograms per international-$ | -10.5% |
| 1945 | 1.35 kilograms per international-$ | +85.1% |
| 1946 | 1.28 kilograms per international-$ | -5.4% |
| 1947 | 0.9493 kilograms per international-$ | -25.9% |
| 1948 | 0.4942 kilograms per international-$ | -47.9% |
| 1949 | 0.5913 kilograms per international-$ | +19.6% |
| 1950 | 0.6319 kilograms per international-$ | +6.9% |
| 1951 | 0.6829 kilograms per international-$ | +8.1% |
| 1952 | 0.7536 kilograms per international-$ | +10.4% |
| 1953 | 0.8082 kilograms per international-$ | +7.2% |
| 1954 | 0.8245 kilograms per international-$ | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.8441 kilograms per international-$ | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 0.8963 kilograms per international-$ | +6.2% |
| 1957 | 0.9668 kilograms per international-$ | +7.9% |
| 1958 | 1 kilograms per international-$ | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 0.9777 kilograms per international-$ | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.9872 kilograms per international-$ | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 0.9649 kilograms per international-$ | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 1.07 kilograms per international-$ | +10.6% |
| 1963 | 1.08 kilograms per international-$ | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 1.06 kilograms per international-$ | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 1.09 kilograms per international-$ | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 1.04 kilograms per international-$ | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 1.09 kilograms per international-$ | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 1.16 kilograms per international-$ | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 1.24 kilograms per international-$ | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 1.3 kilograms per international-$ | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 1.2 kilograms per international-$ | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 1.18 kilograms per international-$ | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.25 kilograms per international-$ | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 1.24 kilograms per international-$ | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 1.3 kilograms per international-$ | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 1.3 kilograms per international-$ | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.37 kilograms per international-$ | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 1.34 kilograms per international-$ | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 1.34 kilograms per international-$ | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.36 kilograms per international-$ | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.34 kilograms per international-$ | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.39 kilograms per international-$ | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.26 kilograms per international-$ | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 1.3 kilograms per international-$ | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.32 kilograms per international-$ | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.42 kilograms per international-$ | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 1.43 kilograms per international-$ | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.48 kilograms per international-$ | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.38 kilograms per international-$ | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 1.24 kilograms per international-$ | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 1.2 kilograms per international-$ | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.07 kilograms per international-$ | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9797 kilograms per international-$ | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.921 kilograms per international-$ | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8813 kilograms per international-$ | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8122 kilograms per international-$ | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7264 kilograms per international-$ | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5997 kilograms per international-$ | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5905 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5693 kilograms per international-$ | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5208 kilograms per international-$ | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5071 kilograms per international-$ | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4516 kilograms per international-$ | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4152 kilograms per international-$ | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3793 kilograms per international-$ | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3561 kilograms per international-$ | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.315 kilograms per international-$ | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2686 kilograms per international-$ | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2518 kilograms per international-$ | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2639 kilograms per international-$ | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2518 kilograms per international-$ | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2202 kilograms per international-$ | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.213 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2031 kilograms per international-$ | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1938 kilograms per international-$ | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1742 kilograms per international-$ | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1688 kilograms per international-$ | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.168 kilograms per international-$ | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1529 kilograms per international-$ | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1534 kilograms per international-$ | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.145 kilograms per international-$ | -5.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.145 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825 kilograms per international-$, 79% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.145 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1899 kilograms per international-$, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | +1145.1% | 0.0048 kilograms per international-$ | 0.06 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1910 | +182.9% | 0.08 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2264 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1945 | +85.1% | 0.7319 kilograms per international-$ | 1.35 kilograms per international-$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0048 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0048 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0048 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.06 kilograms per international-$ | 0.06 kilograms per international-$ | 0.06 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.08 kilograms per international-$ | 0.08 kilograms per international-$ | 0.08 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.2722 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2264 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3181 kilograms per international-$ | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.6264 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4113 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9428 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.22 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9832 kilograms per international-$ | 1.48 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9043 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4942 kilograms per international-$ | 1.35 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.839 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6319 kilograms per international-$ | 1 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.08 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9649 kilograms per international-$ | 1.24 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.28 kilograms per international-$ | 1.18 kilograms per international-$ | 1.37 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 kilograms per international-$ | 1.26 kilograms per international-$ | 1.48 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9806 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5997 kilograms per international-$ | 1.38 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4374 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2686 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5905 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2109 kilograms per international-$ | 0.168 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2639 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1505 kilograms per international-$ | 0.145 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1534 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 115 Lithuania 0.152 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 116 Brazil 0.1506 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 117 Philippines 0.1488 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 119 Netherlands 0.145 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 120 Spain 0.1441 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 121 Ghana 0.1426 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Romania?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Romania was 0.145 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 kilograms per international-$ in 1989.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 kilograms per international-$ in 1870.
- How does Romania rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Romania ranks 118th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).