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Share global methane emissions in Romania

Romania: Share global methane emissions was 0.2271 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2271
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
72nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 1934
All-time low
0.2271
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Romania, 1850–2024

0.20.40.60.81185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Romania recorded 0.2271 for share global methane emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Romania peaked at 1.02 in 1934 and was at its lowest, 0.2271, in 2024.

That places Romania 72nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Romania, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.7879 —
1851 0.7907 +0.4%
1852 0.7922 +0.2%
1853 0.7932 +0.1%
1854 0.7913 -0.2%
1855 0.7929 +0.2%
1856 0.7933 +0.0%
1857 0.7952 +0.2%
1858 0.7973 +0.3%
1859 0.7974 +0.0%
1860 0.7964 -0.1%
1861 0.797 +0.1%
1862 0.7986 +0.2%
1863 0.7974 -0.1%
1864 0.7968 -0.1%
1865 0.7964 -0.0%
1866 0.7959 -0.1%
1867 0.7967 +0.1%
1868 0.798 +0.2%
1869 0.7975 -0.1%
1870 0.799 +0.2%
1871 0.7967 -0.3%
1872 0.7917 -0.6%
1873 0.7887 -0.4%
1874 0.791 +0.3%
1875 0.7875 -0.4%
1876 0.7867 -0.1%
1877 0.7856 -0.1%
1878 0.7851 -0.1%
1879 0.7821 -0.4%
1880 0.7761 -0.8%
1881 0.7723 -0.5%
1882 0.7699 -0.3%
1883 0.7668 -0.4%
1884 0.7667 -0.0%
1885 0.7653 -0.2%
1886 0.7637 -0.2%
1887 0.7602 -0.5%
1888 0.7545 -0.7%
1889 0.754 -0.1%
1890 0.749 -0.7%
1891 0.749 -0.0%
1892 0.7476 -0.2%
1893 0.7489 +0.2%
1894 0.744 -0.7%
1895 0.7397 -0.6%
1896 0.7375 -0.3%
1897 0.7356 -0.3%
1898 0.7374 +0.2%
1899 0.7307 -0.9%
1900 0.7229 -1.1%
1901 0.7253 +0.3%
1902 0.7249 -0.1%
1903 0.723 -0.3%
1904 0.7295 +0.9%
1905 0.7345 +0.7%
1906 0.7455 +1.5%
1907 0.7458 +0.0%
1908 0.7486 +0.4%
1909 0.754 +0.7%
1910 0.7476 -0.8%
1911 0.7593 +1.6%
1912 0.7644 +0.7%
1913 0.7574 -0.9%
1914 0.7579 +0.1%
1915 0.7447 -1.7%
1916 0.6969 -6.4%
1917 0.6805 -2.4%
1918 0.6959 +2.3%
1919 0.7125 +2.4%
1920 0.7079 -0.7%
1921 0.7333 +3.6%
1922 0.741 +1.0%
1923 0.7377 -0.4%
1924 0.7568 +2.6%
1925 0.7805 +3.1%
1926 0.8283 +6.1%
1927 0.8345 +0.7%
1928 0.8657 +3.7%
1929 0.8828 +2.0%
1930 0.932 +5.6%
1931 0.9796 +5.1%
1932 1.01 +2.7%
1933 0.9926 -1.4%
1934 1.02 +2.9%
1935 1 -2.0%
1936 0.9906 -1.1%
1937 0.9097 -8.2%
1938 0.8834 -2.9%
1939 0.8489 -3.9%
1940 0.8142 -4.1%
1941 0.7852 -3.6%
1942 0.7866 +0.2%
1943 0.7532 -4.2%
1944 0.6751 -10.4%
1945 0.7185 +6.4%
1946 0.6802 -5.3%
1947 0.6425 -5.5%
1948 0.6667 +3.8%
1949 0.6756 +1.3%
1950 0.593 -12.2%
1951 0.5943 +0.2%
1952 0.6042 +1.7%
1953 0.6089 +0.8%
1954 0.6079 -0.2%
1955 0.5929 -2.5%
1956 0.5904 -0.4%
1957 0.5909 +0.1%
1958 0.5894 -0.3%
1959 0.5589 -5.2%
1960 0.5448 -2.5%
1961 0.5596 +2.7%
1962 0.5705 +1.9%
1963 0.5538 -2.9%
1964 0.5433 -1.9%
1965 0.5484 +0.9%
1966 0.5411 -1.3%
1967 0.5595 +3.4%
1968 0.5637 +0.7%
1969 0.5541 -1.7%
1970 0.5371 -3.1%
1971 0.5542 +3.2%
1972 0.559 +0.9%
1973 0.5648 +1.0%
1974 0.5746 +1.7%
1975 0.5762 +0.3%
1976 0.5785 +0.4%
1977 0.5851 +1.1%
1978 0.5849 -0.0%
1979 0.5768 -1.4%
1980 0.5758 -0.2%
1981 0.5974 +3.8%
1982 0.5884 -1.5%
1983 0.6009 +2.1%
1984 0.6137 +2.1%
1985 0.6155 +0.3%
1986 0.586 -4.8%
1987 0.5873 +0.2%
1988 0.5739 -2.3%
1989 0.5278 -8.0%
1990 0.4745 -10.1%
1991 0.4247 -10.5%
1992 0.387 -8.9%
1993 0.352 -9.0%
1994 0.3472 -1.4%
1995 0.331 -4.7%
1996 0.3321 +0.3%
1997 0.3265 -1.7%
1998 0.3125 -4.3%
1999 0.3042 -2.6%
2000 0.2964 -2.6%
2001 0.2919 -1.5%
2002 0.3045 +4.3%
2003 0.2961 -2.8%
2004 0.2879 -2.8%
2005 0.283 -1.7%
2006 0.286 +1.0%
2007 0.2852 -0.3%
2008 0.2849 -0.1%
2009 0.2749 -3.5%
2010 0.2689 -2.2%
2011 0.2473 -8.0%
2012 0.2471 -0.0%
2013 0.247 -0.1%
2014 0.2517 +1.9%
2015 0.2541 +0.9%
2016 0.2592 +2.0%
2017 0.2536 -2.1%
2018 0.2526 -0.4%
2019 0.2528 +0.1%
2020 0.2434 -3.7%
2021 0.241 -1.0%
2022 0.236 -2.1%
2023 0.2326 -1.5%
2024 0.2271 -2.3%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 0.2271 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0876, 2.6× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 0.2271 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0901, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.7931 0.7879 0.7974 10
1860s 0.7971 0.7959 0.7986 10
1870s 0.7894 0.7821 0.799 10
1880s 0.765 0.754 0.7761 10
1890s 0.7419 0.7307 0.749 10
1900s 0.7354 0.7229 0.754 10
1910s 0.7317 0.6805 0.7644 10
1920s 0.7868 0.7079 0.8828 10
1930s 0.9566 0.8489 1.02 10
1940s 0.7198 0.6425 0.8142 10
1950s 0.5931 0.5589 0.6089 10
1960s 0.5539 0.5411 0.5705 10
1970s 0.5691 0.5371 0.5851 10
1980s 0.5867 0.5278 0.6155 10
1990s 0.3592 0.3042 0.4745 10
2000s 0.2891 0.2749 0.3045 10
2010s 0.2534 0.247 0.2689 10
2020s 0.236 0.2271 0.2434 5

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  2. 70 Qatar 0.228 compare
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  4. 73 Zambia 0.2271 compare
  5. 74 Cameroon 0.2248 compare
  6. 75 Netherlands 0.2048 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Romania?
Share global methane emissions in Romania was 0.2271 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 1934.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2271 in 2024.
How does Romania rank for share global methane emissions?
Romania ranks 72nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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