Per capita methane emissions in Romania
Romania: Per capita methane emissions was 1.14 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.14
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
71st
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.91
in 1934
All-time low
0.9995
in 2001
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Romania, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Romania is 1.14, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Romania peaked at 1.91 in 1934 and was at its lowest, 0.9995, in 2001.
That places Romania 71st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.21 | — |
| 1851 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1866 | 1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1867 | 1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | 1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1869 | 1.21 | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 1.21 | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 1.21 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 1.22 | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 1.22 | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 1.22 | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 1.22 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 1.22 | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 1.22 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 1.22 | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 1.22 | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 1.23 | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 1.23 | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1893 | 1.23 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 1.23 | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 1.23 | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 1.23 | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 1.24 | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 1.25 | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 1.25 | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 1.25 | -0.4% |
| 1901 | 1.26 | +0.8% |
| 1902 | 1.26 | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 1.27 | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 1.28 | +1.0% |
| 1905 | 1.3 | +1.3% |
| 1906 | 1.33 | +2.5% |
| 1907 | 1.35 | +1.8% |
| 1908 | 1.35 | -0.3% |
| 1909 | 1.37 | +1.5% |
| 1910 | 1.36 | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 1.39 | +2.2% |
| 1912 | 1.41 | +1.4% |
| 1913 | 1.42 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 1.4 | -1.4% |
| 1915 | 1.38 | -1.8% |
| 1916 | 1.3 | -5.4% |
| 1917 | 1.28 | -1.5% |
| 1918 | 1.31 | +1.7% |
| 1919 | 1.31 | +0.6% |
| 1920 | 1.33 | +1.4% |
| 1921 | 1.34 | +0.9% |
| 1922 | 1.37 | +2.1% |
| 1923 | 1.39 | +1.5% |
| 1924 | 1.43 | +2.5% |
| 1925 | 1.47 | +2.9% |
| 1926 | 1.55 | +5.4% |
| 1927 | 1.58 | +2.3% |
| 1928 | 1.63 | +3.2% |
| 1929 | 1.68 | +3.0% |
| 1930 | 1.76 | +4.6% |
| 1931 | 1.82 | +3.5% |
| 1932 | 1.85 | +1.5% |
| 1933 | 1.83 | -0.9% |
| 1934 | 1.91 | +4.4% |
| 1935 | 1.89 | -1.4% |
| 1936 | 1.9 | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 1.75 | -7.5% |
| 1938 | 1.69 | -3.8% |
| 1939 | 1.63 | -3.1% |
| 1940 | 1.59 | -2.9% |
| 1941 | 1.55 | -2.6% |
| 1942 | 1.56 | +1.0% |
| 1943 | 1.52 | -2.7% |
| 1944 | 1.37 | -9.8% |
| 1945 | 1.44 | +5.4% |
| 1946 | 1.4 | -3.0% |
| 1947 | 1.36 | -2.9% |
| 1948 | 1.43 | +5.3% |
| 1949 | 1.46 | +2.2% |
| 1950 | 1.3 | -11.3% |
| 1951 | 1.33 | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 1.36 | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 1.39 | +2.0% |
| 1954 | 1.4 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 1.42 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 1.44 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 1.47 | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 1.48 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 1.45 | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 1.45 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 1.49 | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 1.54 | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 1.52 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.52 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.57 | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 1.6 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 1.65 | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 1.66 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.65 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 1.62 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 1.65 | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 1.68 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.72 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.74 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.75 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.76 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.78 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.78 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.78 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.76 | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.77 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.75 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.79 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.84 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.86 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 1.79 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 1.8 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.78 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.67 | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 1.5 | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 1.33 | -11.2% |
| 1992 | 1.22 | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 1.11 | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.08 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.1 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.09 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.04 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 1.02 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.01 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9995 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.05 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.09 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.12 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.08 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.04 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.09 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.14 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.16 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.17 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.12 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.14 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.15 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.15 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.14 | -0.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 1.14 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.02, 1.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Romania's 1.14 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.3 | 1.25 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.36 | 1.28 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.48 | 1.33 | 1.68 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.8 | 1.63 | 1.91 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.47 | 1.36 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.56 | 1.45 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.73 | 1.62 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 | 1.67 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 | 1.02 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 0.9995 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.04 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 5 |
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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)
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- 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 methane emissions in Romania?
- Per capita methane emissions in Romania was 1.14 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 in 1934.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9995 in 2001.
- How does Romania rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Romania ranks 71st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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