Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Romania
Romania: Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted was 12.5 kilograms in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Romania, 2020–2024
Source: OECD (2025); UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Romania is 12.5 kilograms, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.8% on the previous year and up 358.3% over five years.
That places Romania 72nd out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Romania, year by year
| Year | kilograms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.73 kilograms | — |
| 2021 | 6.02 kilograms | +120.7% |
| 2022 | 7.82 kilograms | +29.9% |
| 2023 | 8.81 kilograms | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 12.5 kilograms | +41.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 12.5 kilograms is below the median for high income countries, which is 172.39 kilograms, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Romania's 12.5 kilograms is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.28 kilograms, 14% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Romania
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 per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Romania?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted in Romania was 12.5 kilograms in 2024, according to OECD (2025); UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 kilograms in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.73 kilograms in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for per capita co₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted?
- Romania ranks 72nd out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from international passenger flights, tourism-adjusted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
International aviation emissions are allocated to the country of departure, then adjusted for tourism.