Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Romania
Romania: Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 6.63 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Romania, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Romania recorded 6.63 for life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Romania peaked at 6.63 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.03, in 2012.
Romania ranks 31st of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.6 | 5.03 | 6.12 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.48 | 6.14 | 6.63 | 6 |
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 life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Romania?
- Life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Romania was 6.63 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.63 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 in 2012.
- How does Romania rank for life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Romania ranks 31st out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.