Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Romania
Romania: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Romania, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Romania stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Romania peaked at 0.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2009.
That places Romania 73rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.6× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Romania?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Romania was 0.2% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2009.
- How does Romania rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Romania ranks 73rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.