Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring in Romania
Romania: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.0419 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
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.
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 |
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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 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.