Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Romania
Romania: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.5347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
46th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.9381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1979
All-time low
0.4006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2002
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Romania, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Romania is 0.5347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Romania peaked at 0.9381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.4006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2002.
Romania ranks 46th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Romania, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +24.7% |
| 1962 | 0.555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 0.703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.7821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -27.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.5347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.5347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 43 Mali 0.5626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 44 Croatia 0.5495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 45 Ukraine 0.5353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 47 Guinea 0.5261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 48 Niger 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 49 Netherlands 0.4989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Romania?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Romania was 0.5347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2002.
- How does Romania rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Romania ranks 46th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.