Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Romania
Romania: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate was 112.88 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
112.88 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 584.8%
World rank
58th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1,000 % change on previous year
in 1890
All-time low
-820.25 % change on previous year
in 2019
Years of data
144
1862–2024
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Romania, 1862–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Romania recorded 112.88 % change on previous year for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 584.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Romania peaked at 1,000 % change on previous year in 1890 and was at its lowest, -820.25 % change on previous year, in 2019.
That places Romania 58th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Romania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1862 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1863 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1865 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1867 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1868 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1869 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1871 | -66.67 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1872 | -100 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 1874 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1876 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1883 | 6.38 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 1884 | -64 % change on previous year | -1102.7% |
| 1885 | -133.33 % change on previous year | +108.3% |
| 1886 | 250 % change on previous year | -287.5% |
| 1887 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -86.7% |
| 1888 | 133.33 % change on previous year | +300.0% |
| 1889 | -85.71 % change on previous year | -164.3% |
| 1890 | 1,000 % change on previous year | -1266.7% |
| 1891 | 93.18 % change on previous year | -90.7% |
| 1892 | -121.18 % change on previous year | -230.0% |
| 1893 | 227.78 % change on previous year | -288.0% |
| 1894 | -213.04 % change on previous year | -193.5% |
| 1895 | 138.46 % change on previous year | -165.0% |
| 1896 | 10 % change on previous year | -92.8% |
| 1897 | 345.45 % change on previous year | +3354.5% |
| 1898 | 130.61 % change on previous year | -62.2% |
| 1899 | -123.89 % change on previous year | -194.9% |
| 1900 | -277.78 % change on previous year | +124.2% |
| 1901 | 195.1 % change on previous year | -170.2% |
| 1902 | -101.03 % change on previous year | -151.8% |
| 1904 | 32.86 % change on previous year | -132.5% |
| 1905 | 38.71 % change on previous year | +17.8% |
| 1906 | 98.45 % change on previous year | +154.3% |
| 1907 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -97.6% |
| 1908 | -117.94 % change on previous year | -5132.1% |
| 1909 | 374.47 % change on previous year | -417.5% |
| 1910 | -108.53 % change on previous year | -129.0% |
| 1912 | -75.1 % change on previous year | -30.8% |
| 1913 | 310.77 % change on previous year | -513.8% |
| 1914 | -223.22 % change on previous year | -171.8% |
| 1915 | 46.81 % change on previous year | -121.0% |
| 1916 | -234.86 % change on previous year | -601.7% |
| 1917 | 77.47 % change on previous year | -133.0% |
| 1918 | 239.39 % change on previous year | +209.0% |
| 1919 | 119.02 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1920 | -44.42 % change on previous year | -137.3% |
| 1921 | -47.32 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1922 | 183.05 % change on previous year | -486.8% |
| 1923 | 8.98 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 1924 | 14.83 % change on previous year | +65.2% |
| 1925 | 11.24 % change on previous year | -24.2% |
| 1926 | 63.87 % change on previous year | +468.0% |
| 1927 | -41.86 % change on previous year | -165.5% |
| 1928 | 32.2 % change on previous year | -176.9% |
| 1929 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -89.2% |
| 1930 | 23.91 % change on previous year | +587.1% |
| 1931 | -5.29 % change on previous year | -122.1% |
| 1932 | -42.07 % change on previous year | +696.0% |
| 1933 | -103.16 % change on previous year | +145.2% |
| 1935 | -102.95 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1937 | -388.95 % change on previous year | +277.8% |
| 1938 | 62.66 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
| 1939 | 12.95 % change on previous year | -79.3% |
| 1940 | 18.56 % change on previous year | +43.3% |
| 1941 | -12.8 % change on previous year | -169.0% |
| 1942 | 180.39 % change on previous year | -1508.7% |
| 1943 | -238.99 % change on previous year | -232.5% |
| 1944 | -350.45 % change on previous year | +46.6% |
| 1945 | 154.58 % change on previous year | -144.1% |
| 1946 | -137.43 % change on previous year | -188.9% |
| 1947 | 22.38 % change on previous year | -116.3% |
| 1948 | 728.61 % change on previous year | +3156.0% |
| 1949 | -103.71 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 1951 | 183.49 % change on previous year | -276.9% |
| 1952 | 33.73 % change on previous year | -81.6% |
| 1953 | -3.2 % change on previous year | -109.5% |
| 1954 | -27.99 % change on previous year | +774.9% |
| 1955 | 13.92 % change on previous year | -149.7% |
| 1956 | 21.93 % change on previous year | +57.5% |
| 1957 | 28.87 % change on previous year | +31.6% |
| 1958 | -24.97 % change on previous year | -186.5% |
| 1959 | -78.03 % change on previous year | +212.6% |
| 1960 | 224.04 % change on previous year | -387.1% |
| 1961 | -15.59 % change on previous year | -107.0% |
| 1962 | 248.71 % change on previous year | -1695.1% |
| 1963 | -30.31 % change on previous year | -112.2% |
| 1964 | -54.25 % change on previous year | +79.0% |
| 1965 | 155.65 % change on previous year | -386.9% |
| 1966 | -17.37 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 1967 | 45.56 % change on previous year | -362.3% |
| 1968 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 1969 | 42.26 % change on previous year | +2988.3% |
| 1970 | -26.12 % change on previous year | -161.8% |
| 1971 | -32.86 % change on previous year | +25.8% |
| 1972 | 15.31 % change on previous year | -146.6% |
| 1973 | 90.64 % change on previous year | +492.2% |
| 1974 | -52.57 % change on previous year | -158.0% |
| 1975 | 90.02 % change on previous year | -271.2% |
| 1976 | 10.37 % change on previous year | -88.5% |
| 1977 | -71.37 % change on previous year | -788.5% |
| 1978 | 333.58 % change on previous year | -567.4% |
| 1979 | -86.51 % change on previous year | -125.9% |
| 1980 | -76.77 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 213.83 % change on previous year | -378.5% |
| 1982 | -261.33 % change on previous year | -222.2% |
| 1983 | 295.71 % change on previous year | -213.2% |
| 1984 | -336.92 % change on previous year | -213.9% |
| 1985 | 145.2 % change on previous year | -143.1% |
| 1986 | 48.74 % change on previous year | -66.4% |
| 1987 | 30.52 % change on previous year | -37.4% |
| 1988 | -94.54 % change on previous year | -409.8% |
| 1989 | 157.9 % change on previous year | -267.0% |
| 1991 | 5.92 % change on previous year | -96.2% |
| 1992 | 70.08 % change on previous year | +1083.5% |
| 1993 | 9.38 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 1994 | 80.19 % change on previous year | +755.2% |
| 1995 | 361.14 % change on previous year | +350.3% |
| 1996 | -28.4 % change on previous year | -107.9% |
| 1997 | -419.69 % change on previous year | +1377.7% |
| 1998 | -21.16 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
| 1999 | -19.16 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 127.12 % change on previous year | -763.6% |
| 2001 | 32.83 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 2002 | -97.54 % change on previous year | -397.1% |
| 2004 | -110.23 % change on previous year | +13.0% |
| 2005 | -299.39 % change on previous year | +171.6% |
| 2006 | 255.77 % change on previous year | -185.4% |
| 2007 | 42.43 % change on previous year | -83.4% |
| 2008 | -135.64 % change on previous year | -419.7% |
| 2010 | 82.71 % change on previous year | -161.0% |
| 2011 | 338.19 % change on previous year | +308.9% |
| 2012 | -132.18 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 2013 | -334.61 % change on previous year | +153.2% |
| 2014 | 104.89 % change on previous year | -131.3% |
| 2015 | -338.82 % change on previous year | -423.0% |
| 2016 | -13.16 % change on previous year | -96.1% |
| 2017 | 295.01 % change on previous year | -2341.2% |
| 2018 | -84.46 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 2019 | -820.25 % change on previous year | +871.1% |
| 2020 | 13.82 % change on previous year | -101.7% |
| 2021 | 229.55 % change on previous year | +1560.8% |
| 2022 | -221.39 % change on previous year | -196.4% |
| 2023 | -23.28 % change on previous year | -89.5% |
| 2024 | 112.88 % change on previous year | -584.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 112.88 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.18 % change on previous year, 2.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Romania's 112.88 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.23 % change on previous year, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | -5132.1% | 2.34 % change on previous year | -117.94 % change on previous year |
| 1897 | +3354.5% | 10 % change on previous year | 345.45 % change on previous year |
| 1948 | +3156.0% | 22.38 % change on previous year | 728.61 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | +2988.3% | 1.37 % change on previous year | 42.26 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +2341.2% | -13.16 % change on previous year | 295.01 % change on previous year |
| 1962 | +1695.1% | -15.59 % change on previous year | 248.71 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | -50 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 1870s | -91.67 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -66.67 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1880s | 20 % change on previous year | -133.33 % change on previous year | 250 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1890s | 148.74 % change on previous year | -213.04 % change on previous year | 1,000 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 27.24 % change on previous year | -277.78 % change on previous year | 374.47 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1910s | 16.86 % change on previous year | -234.86 % change on previous year | 310.77 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1920s | 18.41 % change on previous year | -47.32 % change on previous year | 183.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | -67.86 % change on previous year | -388.95 % change on previous year | 62.66 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1940s | 26.11 % change on previous year | -350.45 % change on previous year | 728.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 16.42 % change on previous year | -78.03 % change on previous year | 183.49 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 60.01 % change on previous year | -54.25 % change on previous year | 248.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.05 % change on previous year | -86.51 % change on previous year | 333.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.23 % change on previous year | -336.92 % change on previous year | 295.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.26 % change on previous year | -419.69 % change on previous year | 361.14 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -23.08 % change on previous year | -299.39 % change on previous year | 255.77 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | -90.27 % change on previous year | -820.25 % change on previous year | 338.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.32 % change on previous year | -221.39 % change on previous year | 229.55 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 55 Equatorial Guinea 116.62 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Dominican Republic 115.69 % change on previous year compare
- 57 Chile 113.78 % change on previous year compare
- 59 Morocco 112.36 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Sri Lanka 110.32 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Switzerland 109.68 % change on previous year compare
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 year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Romania?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Romania was 112.88 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,000 % change on previous year in 1890.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -820.25 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate?
- Romania ranks 58th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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