Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Romania
Romania: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Romania, 1858–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.5% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Romania peaked at 0.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1858.
That places Romania 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Romania?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Romania was 0.5% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1858.
- How does Romania rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Romania ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂.