Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Romania
Romania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement was 269.68 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in Romania, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Romania recorded 269.68 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in 2024. That is the highest value across all 97 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Romania peaked at 269.68 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 163,576 tonnes, in 1928.
That places Romania 29th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 241,713 tonnes | 163,576 tonnes | 319,850 tonnes | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.17 million tonnes | 516,101 tonnes | 2.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.20 million tonnes | 2.26 million tonnes | 4.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.31 million tonnes | 4.44 million tonnes | 13.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 25.09 million tonnes | 14.82 million tonnes | 38.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.73 million tonnes | 42.60 million tonnes | 93.53 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 128.91 million tonnes | 100.66 million tonnes | 155.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 173.83 million tonnes | 160.38 million tonnes | 187.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 203.32 million tonnes | 189.66 million tonnes | 218.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 235.58 million tonnes | 221.61 million tonnes | 250.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 262.19 million tonnes | 254.55 million tonnes | 269.68 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More climate change data for Romania
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 19.02 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Urban population 9.92 million (2025)
- Urban population 52.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.61 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 8.86 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.61 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.61 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Romania?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in Romania was 269.68 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 269.68 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 163,576 tonnes in 1928.
- How does Romania rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Romania ranks 29th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.