Methane emissions in Romania
Romania: Methane emissions was 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
71st
of 199 countries
All-time high
42.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1985
All-time low
9.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Romania, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane emissions in Romania is 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Romania peaked at 42.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
Romania ranks 71st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 10.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 11.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 12.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 13.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 14.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 16.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 19.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 26.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 23.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 24.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 68 Burkina Faso 22.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 69 Qatar 22.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 70 Ecuador 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 72 Guinea 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 73 Cameroon 21.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 74 Zambia 21.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions in Romania?
- Methane emissions in Romania was 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 42.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1985.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Romania rank for methane emissions?
- Romania ranks 71st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.