Co2 land use per capita in Romania
Romania: Co2 land use per capita was -1.12 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-1.12
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
186th
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.49
in 1929
All-time low
-1.12
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Romania, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 land use per capita in Romania is -1.12, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 399.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Romania peaked at 3.49 in 1929 and was at its lowest, -1.12, in 2024.
Romania ranks 186th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.82 | — |
| 1851 | 2.83 | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 2.86 | +1.1% |
| 1853 | 2.88 | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 2.83 | -1.8% |
| 1855 | 2.8 | -1.3% |
| 1856 | 2.8 | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 2.8 | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 2.77 | -1.3% |
| 1859 | 2.76 | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 2.7 | -2.2% |
| 1861 | 2.66 | -1.4% |
| 1862 | 2.62 | -1.5% |
| 1863 | 2.59 | -1.3% |
| 1864 | 2.56 | -0.9% |
| 1865 | 2.57 | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 2.55 | -0.8% |
| 1867 | 2.53 | -0.6% |
| 1868 | 2.51 | -0.9% |
| 1869 | 2.45 | -2.2% |
| 1870 | 2.44 | -0.7% |
| 1871 | 2.42 | -0.6% |
| 1872 | 2.43 | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 2.44 | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 2.38 | -2.4% |
| 1875 | 2.33 | -2.0% |
| 1876 | 2.33 | -0.1% |
| 1877 | 2.32 | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 2.28 | -2.0% |
| 1879 | 2.27 | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 2.2 | -3.0% |
| 1881 | 2.16 | -1.8% |
| 1882 | 2.11 | -2.1% |
| 1883 | 2.08 | -1.8% |
| 1884 | 2.05 | -1.3% |
| 1885 | 2.05 | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 2.02 | -1.2% |
| 1887 | 2.01 | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 1.98 | -1.5% |
| 1889 | 1.92 | -2.8% |
| 1890 | 1.9 | -1.3% |
| 1891 | 1.88 | -1.1% |
| 1892 | 1.88 | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 1.89 | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 1.82 | -3.5% |
| 1895 | 1.77 | -2.5% |
| 1896 | 1.77 | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 1.76 | -0.8% |
| 1898 | 1.71 | -2.5% |
| 1899 | 1.7 | -0.9% |
| 1900 | 1.88 | +10.6% |
| 1901 | 1.92 | +2.3% |
| 1902 | 1.95 | +1.7% |
| 1903 | 2 | +2.6% |
| 1904 | 2.04 | +1.8% |
| 1905 | 2.02 | -1.2% |
| 1906 | 2 | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 2.03 | +1.1% |
| 1908 | 2.04 | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 2.01 | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 1.59 | -20.9% |
| 1911 | 1.44 | -9.9% |
| 1912 | 1.32 | -7.8% |
| 1913 | 1.22 | -7.5% |
| 1914 | 1.14 | -7.1% |
| 1915 | 1.07 | -5.9% |
| 1916 | 1.03 | -3.7% |
| 1917 | 0.9728 | -5.7% |
| 1918 | 0.9399 | -3.4% |
| 1919 | 0.8821 | -6.2% |
| 1920 | 1.98 | +124.9% |
| 1921 | 2.42 | +22.3% |
| 1922 | 2.68 | +10.5% |
| 1923 | 2.85 | +6.4% |
| 1924 | 2.99 | +4.8% |
| 1925 | 3.15 | +5.5% |
| 1926 | 3.24 | +3.0% |
| 1927 | 3.37 | +3.9% |
| 1928 | 3.44 | +2.0% |
| 1929 | 3.49 | +1.4% |
| 1930 | 2.66 | -23.9% |
| 1931 | 2.35 | -11.6% |
| 1932 | 2.15 | -8.5% |
| 1933 | 2.01 | -6.3% |
| 1934 | 1.9 | -5.8% |
| 1935 | 1.79 | -5.7% |
| 1936 | 1.71 | -4.5% |
| 1937 | 1.6 | -6.4% |
| 1938 | 1.53 | -4.3% |
| 1939 | 1.47 | -3.8% |
| 1940 | 1.42 | -3.2% |
| 1941 | 1.39 | -2.2% |
| 1942 | 1.36 | -2.4% |
| 1943 | 1.38 | +1.5% |
| 1944 | 1.34 | -2.8% |
| 1945 | 1.33 | -0.7% |
| 1946 | 1.34 | +0.3% |
| 1947 | 1.29 | -3.8% |
| 1948 | 1.26 | -1.8% |
| 1949 | 1.26 | -0.3% |
| 1950 | 2.12 | +68.9% |
| 1951 | 2.22 | +4.4% |
| 1952 | 2.31 | +4.0% |
| 1953 | 2.3 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 2.35 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 2.39 | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 2.4 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 2.39 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 2.31 | -3.7% |
| 1959 | 2.33 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 2.13 | -8.5% |
| 1961 | 2.25 | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 1.9 | -15.4% |
| 1963 | 1.71 | -10.2% |
| 1964 | 1.71 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.66 | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 1.45 | -12.5% |
| 1967 | 1.98 | +36.2% |
| 1968 | 1.41 | -28.9% |
| 1969 | 1.14 | -19.0% |
| 1970 | 1.05 | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.9653 | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7952 | -17.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8789 | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8393 | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7691 | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7013 | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6364 | -9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.557 | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4916 | -11.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4223 | -14.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4813 | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5443 | +13.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5427 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6548 | +20.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6167 | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.778 | +26.2% |
| 1987 | 0.664 | -14.7% |
| 1988 | -0.0146 | -102.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 | -113.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0598 | +3029.4% |
| 1991 | -0.0807 | -235.0% |
| 1992 | -0.095 | +17.6% |
| 1993 | -0.1375 | +44.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0378 | -127.5% |
| 1995 | -0.063 | -267.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0276 | -143.7% |
| 1997 | -0.0938 | -440.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1147 | -222.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2822 | +146.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 | -99.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0459 | +2263.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1841 | +301.1% |
| 2003 | -0.5401 | -393.3% |
| 2004 | -0.1856 | -65.6% |
| 2005 | -0.5104 | +175.0% |
| 2006 | -0.8655 | +69.6% |
| 2007 | -0.6762 | -21.9% |
| 2008 | -0.562 | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 1.28 | -326.9% |
| 2010 | 0.024 | -98.1% |
| 2011 | -0.4239 | -1862.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0385 | -109.1% |
| 2013 | -0.2694 | -799.6% |
| 2014 | -0.2252 | -16.4% |
| 2015 | -0.5913 | +162.6% |
| 2016 | -0.6827 | +15.5% |
| 2017 | -0.2922 | -57.2% |
| 2018 | 1.21 | -515.2% |
| 2019 | -0.4582 | -137.8% |
| 2020 | -0.305 | -33.4% |
| 2021 | -0.8727 | +186.1% |
| 2022 | -0.9724 | +11.4% |
| 2023 | -1.05 | +8.0% |
| 2024 | -1.12 | +7.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's -1.12 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731, 15.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +3029.4% | 0.0019 | 0.0598 |
| 2001 | +2263.1% | 0.0019 | 0.0459 |
| 2011 | -1862.5% | 0.024 | -0.4239 |
| 2013 | -799.6% | 0.0385 | -0.2694 |
| 2018 | +515.2% | -0.2922 | 1.21 |
| 1997 | -440.4% | 0.0276 | -0.0938 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.82 | 2.76 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.57 | 2.45 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.36 | 2.27 | 2.44 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.06 | 1.92 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.81 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.99 | 1.88 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.16 | 0.8821 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.96 | 1.98 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.92 | 1.47 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.34 | 1.26 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.31 | 2.12 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.73 | 1.14 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.768 | 0.4916 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4691 | -0.0146 | 0.778 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 | -0.1375 | 0.2822 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1833 | -0.8655 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1667 | -0.6827 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8648 | -1.12 | -0.305 | 5 |
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 co2 land use per capita in Romania?
- Co2 land use per capita in Romania was -1.12 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.49 in 1929.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.12 in 2024.
- How does Romania rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Romania ranks 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 399.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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