CO2 emissions per capita — all countries

CO2 emissions per capita — Romania

CO2 emissions per capita in Romania in 2024 — 3.61 t/person. Ranked 116 in the world out of 213.

2024 3.61 t/person +1.55% vs 2023
World rank 116of 213
Period maximum 9.31 t/person1989
Period minimum 0 t/person1858

Trend over time

1858–2024 · tonnes per capita

CO2 emissions per capita — Romania, 1858–202402.557.510185818751892190919261943196019771994201120241858: 0 t/person1861: 0 t/person1864: 0 t/person1867: 0 t/person1870: 0 t/person1873: 0.01 t/person1876: 0.01 t/person1879: 0.01 t/person1882: 0.02 t/person1885: 0.05 t/person1888: 0.06 t/person1891: 0.11 t/person1894: 0.1 t/person1897: 0.12 t/person1900: 0.11 t/person1903: 0.16 t/person1906: 0.31 t/person1909: 0.41 t/person1912: 0.5 t/person1915: 0.43 t/person1918: 0.26 t/person1921: 0.47 t/person1924: 0.77 t/person1927: 1.19 t/person1930: 1.65 t/person1933: 1.87 t/person1936: 2.19 t/person1939: 1.61 t/person1942: 1.48 t/person1945: 1.18 t/person1948: 1.44 t/person1951: 1.35 t/person1954: 1.94 t/person1957: 2.57 t/person1960: 2.92 t/person1963: 3.74 t/person1966: 4.48 t/person1969: 5.66 t/person1972: 6.43 t/person1975: 7.61 t/person1978: 8.84 t/person1981: 8.86 t/person1984: 8.36 t/person1987: 9.28 t/person1990: 7.7 t/person1993: 5.37 t/person1996: 5.73 t/person1999: 4.01 t/person2002: 4.55 t/person2005: 4.78 t/person2008: 5.16 t/person2011: 4.56 t/person2014: 3.97 t/person2017: 4.03 t/person2020: 3.81 t/person2023: 3.55 t/person2024: 3.61 t/person
Change over the period: +3.61

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Romania

Romania 3.61 t/person
World computed 4.56 t/person
Europe & Central Asia computed 6.41 t/person
Eastern Europe computed 8.8 t/person
High-income countries computed 9.8 t/person
CO2 emissions per capita — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 3.61 +0.06 +1.55%
2023 3.55 −0.27 −7.02%
2022 3.82 −0.21 −5.17%
2021 4.03 +0.21 +5.59%
2020 3.81 −0.12 −3.05%
2019 3.93 −0.14 −3.51%
2018 4.08 +0.04 +1.04%
2017 4.03 +0.16 +4.16%
2016 3.87 −0.05 −1.4%
2015 3.93 −0.04 −1.13%
2014 3.97 +0.05 +1.17%
2013 3.93 −0.53 −11.89%
2012 4.46 −0.1 −2.15%
2011 4.56 +0.42 +10.16%
2010 4.14 −0.13 −3.09%
2009 4.27 −0.9 −17.37%
2008 5.16 −0.04 −0.67%
2007 5.2 +0.24 +4.86%
2006 4.96 +0.18 +3.79%
2005 4.78 −0.05 −0.95%
2004 4.82 +0.02 +0.42%
2003 4.8 +0.25 +5.54%
2002 4.55 +0.04 +0.84%
2001 4.51 +0.29 +6.74%
2000 4.23 +0.22 +5.41%
1999 4.01 −0.69 −14.7%
1998 4.7 −0.57 −10.78%
1997 5.27 −0.46 −8%
1996 5.73 +0.18 +3.26%
1995 5.55 +0.24 +4.44%
1994 5.31 −0.06 −1.14%
1993 5.37 −0.39 −6.75%
1992 5.76 −0.44 −7.07%
1991 6.2 −1.5 −19.45%
1990 7.7 −1.61 −17.29%
1989 9.31 +0.03 +0.35%
1988 9.27 −0.01 −0.05%
1987 9.28 +0.41 +4.62%
1986 8.87 +0.31 +3.63%
1985 8.56 +0.2 +2.39%
1984 8.36 −0.53 −6%
1983 8.89 +0.18 +2.07%
1982 8.71 −0.15 −1.68%
1981 8.86 +0.02 +0.24%
1980 8.84 −0.03 −0.36%
1979 8.87 +0.03 +0.37%
1978 8.84 +0.64 +7.83%
1977 8.2 +0.09 +1.09%
1976 8.11 +0.5 +6.52%
1975 7.61 +0.45 +6.28%
1974 7.16 +0.2 +2.93%
1973 6.96 +0.52 +8.16%
1972 6.43 +0.24 +3.88%
1971 6.19 +0.2 +3.27%
1970 6 +0.34 +5.92%
1969 5.66 +0.49 +9.52%
1968 5.17 +0.32 +6.71%
1967 4.84 +0.37 +8.15%
1966 4.48 +0.28 +6.59%
1965 4.2 +0.34 +8.83%
1964 3.86 +0.12 +3.32%
1963 3.74 +0.29 +8.41%
1962 3.45 +0.42 +13.99%
1961 3.02 +0.11 +3.7%
1960 2.92 +0.13 +4.74%
1959 2.78 +0.02 +0.91%
1958 2.76 +0.19 +7.44%
1957 2.57 +0.26 +11.41%
1956 2.31 +0.2 +9.5%
1955 2.11 +0.17 +8.51%
1954 1.94 +0.15 +8.08%
1953 1.8 +0.21 +13.54%
1952 1.58 +0.23 +16.77%
1951 1.35 +0.17 +14.36%
1950 1.18 −0.24 −16.56%
1949 1.42 −0.02 −1.53%
1948 1.44 +0.43 +42.53%
1947 1.01 −0.07 −6.56%
1946 1.08 −0.09 −7.91%
1945 1.18 +0.24 +25.27%
1944 0.94 −0.44 −32.03%
1943 1.38 −0.1 −6.88%
1942 1.48 +0.07 +4.59%
1941 1.42 −0.1 −6.47%
1940 1.52 −0.09 −5.67%
1939 1.61 −0.11 −6.63%
1938 1.72 −0.14 −7.28%
1937 1.86 −0.33 −15.14%
1936 2.19 +0.08 +3.9%
1935 2.1 −0.03 −1.54%
1934 2.14 +0.27 +14.52%
1933 1.87 −0.02 −1.32%
1932 1.89 +0.08 +4.59%
1931 1.81 +0.16 +9.78%
1930 1.65 +0.18 +12.04%
1929 1.47 +0.14 +10.61%
1928 1.33 +0.14 +11.77%
1927 1.19 +0.11 +9.69%
1926 1.08 +0.2 +22.21%
1925 0.89 +0.12 +15.49%
1924 0.77 +0.11 +16.36%
1923 0.66 +0.1 +17.23%
1922 0.56 +0.09 +19.28%
1921 0.47 +0.03 +6.79%
1920 0.44 +0.06 +16.62%
1919 0.38 +0.12 +45.21%
1918 0.26 +0.06 +26.7%
1917 0.21 −0.04 −16.6%
1916 0.25 −0.18 −41.88%
1915 0.43 −0.06 −11.46%
1914 0.48 −0.1 −17.67%
1913 0.58 +0.08 +15.9%
1912 0.5 +0.02 +3.71%
1911 0.49 +0.08 +19.16%
1910 0.41 −0.01 −1.45%
1909 0.41 +0.04 +10.13%
1908 0.38 −0.02 −4.58%
1907 0.39 +0.08 +25.56%
1906 0.31 +0.08 +34.33%
1905 0.23 +0.04 +20.73%
1904 0.19 +0.03 +17.68%
1903 0.16 +0.02 +15.49%
1902 0.14 −0 −1.39%
1901 0.14 +0.03 +27.43%
1900 0.11 −0.03 −23.13%
1899 0.15 −0.01 −6.37%
1898 0.16 +0.04 +30.83%
1897 0.12 +0.02 +15.38%
1896 0.1 +0 +2.97%
1895 0.1 +0 +3.06%
1894 0.1 −0.01 −9.26%
1893 0.11 +0.01 +8%
1892 0.1 −0.01 −6.54%
1891 0.11 +0.03 +37.18%
1890 0.08 +0.02 +23.81%
1889 0.06 +0 +1.61%
1888 0.06 +0.01 +19.23%
1887 0.05 +0 +8.33%
1886 0.05 +0 +6.67%
1885 0.05 −0 −4.26%
1884 0.05 +0.01 +14.63%
1883 0.04 +0.02 +78.26%
1882 0.02 +0.02 +360%
1881 0.01 +0 +0%
1880 0.01 +0 +0%
1879 0.01 +0 +0%
1878 0.01 +0 +0%
1877 0.01 +0 +0%
1876 0.01 +0 +0%
1875 0.01 +0 +0%
1874 0.01 +0 +0%
1873 0.01 +0 +25%
1872 0 +0 +0%
1871 0 +0 +0%
1870 0 +0 +33.33%
1869 0 +0 +0%
1868 0 +0 +50%
1867 0 +0 +0%
1866 0 +0 +0%
1865 0 +0 +0%
1864 0 +0 +100%
1863 0 +0 +0%
1862 0 +0 +0%
1861 0 +0
1860 0 +0
1859 0 +0
1858 0

About the indicator

Annual production-based CO2 emissions per resident. Unlike absolute emissions, this indicator removes the effect of country size, which is why it is used in debates about the fair allocation of climate responsibility: the countries with the largest total emissions are not always the leaders per person.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. That is why the world value is lower than the rich countries would suggest: the denominator is the entire population of the Earth.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.