Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Romania
Romania: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0419 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0419 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
45th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.0691 tonnes per person
in 2006
All-time low
0.0252 tonnes per person
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Romania, 1990–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Romania stood at 0.0419 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Romania peaked at 0.0691 tonnes per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0252 tonnes per person, in 2001.
Romania ranks 45th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Romania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0513 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0439 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0451 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0459 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0463 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0479 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0479 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0481 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0656 tonnes per person | +36.5% |
| 1999 | 0.059 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0433 tonnes per person | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | -41.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0336 tonnes per person | +33.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0421 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 0.042 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0543 tonnes per person | +29.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0691 tonnes per person | +27.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0604 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0668 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0523 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0567 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0434 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0416 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0419 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0413 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0395 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0422 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0394 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0439 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0442 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.041 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0391 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0421 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0416 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0419 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.0419 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 13.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.0419 tonnes per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0072 tonnes per person, 5.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0501 tonnes per person | 0.0439 tonnes per person | 0.0656 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0489 tonnes per person | 0.0252 tonnes per person | 0.0691 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0434 tonnes per person | 0.0394 tonnes per person | 0.0567 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0411 tonnes per person | 0.0391 tonnes per person | 0.0421 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More climate change data for Romania
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- 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 per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Romania?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from flaring in Romania was 0.0419 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0691 tonnes per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 tonnes per person in 2001.
- How does Romania rank for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Romania ranks 45th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.