Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Romania
Romania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 34.32 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Romania recorded 34.32 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Romania peaked at 34.32 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.18 million tonnes, in 1990.
Romania ranks 49th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.00 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 11.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.47 million tonnes | 12.29 million tonnes | 21.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.63 million tonnes | 22.87 million tonnes | 30.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.73 million tonnes | 31.16 million tonnes | 34.32 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 46.50 million tonnes compare
- 47 Yemen 46.06 million tonnes compare
- 48 Vietnam 41.30 million tonnes compare
- 50 Netherlands 33.31 million tonnes compare
- 51 New Zealand 32.29 million tonnes compare
- 52 Pakistan 30.23 million tonnes compare
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 flaring in Romania?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Romania was 34.32 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 flaring recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.32 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 million tonnes in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Romania ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.