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Carbon intensity of the economy — Romania

Carbon intensity of the economy in Romania in 2022 — 0.145 kg/$. Ranked 46 in the world out of 164. Since 1870, the indicator has risen by 2,800%.

2022 0.145 kg/$ −5.23% vs 2021
World rank 46of 164
Period maximum 1.484 kg/$1989
Period minimum 0.005 kg/$1870

Trend over time

1870–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Romania, 1870–202200.511.5187018861902191819341950196619821998201420221870: 0.005 kg/$1900: 0.08 kg/$1913: 0.318 kg/$1921: 0.411 kg/$1923: 0.476 kg/$1925: 0.635 kg/$1927: 0.78 kg/$1929: 0.943 kg/$1931: 1.154 kg/$1933: 1.303 kg/$1935: 1.357 kg/$1937: 1.124 kg/$1939: 0.983 kg/$1941: 0.879 kg/$1943: 0.818 kg/$1945: 1.355 kg/$1947: 0.949 kg/$1949: 0.591 kg/$1951: 0.683 kg/$1953: 0.808 kg/$1955: 0.844 kg/$1957: 0.967 kg/$1959: 0.978 kg/$1961: 0.965 kg/$1963: 1.084 kg/$1965: 1.087 kg/$1967: 1.091 kg/$1969: 1.238 kg/$1971: 1.196 kg/$1973: 1.254 kg/$1975: 1.271 kg/$1977: 1.299 kg/$1979: 1.343 kg/$1981: 1.361 kg/$1983: 1.388 kg/$1985: 1.296 kg/$1987: 1.42 kg/$1989: 1.484 kg/$1991: 1.238 kg/$1993: 1.066 kg/$1995: 0.921 kg/$1997: 0.812 kg/$1999: 0.6 kg/$2001: 0.569 kg/$2003: 0.507 kg/$2005: 0.415 kg/$2007: 0.356 kg/$2009: 0.269 kg/$2011: 0.264 kg/$2013: 0.22 kg/$2015: 0.203 kg/$2017: 0.174 kg/$2019: 0.168 kg/$2021: 0.153 kg/$2022: 0.145 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.14 (+2,800%) Average annual rate: 2.24 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Romania 0.145 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Eastern Europe computed 0.365 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.145 −0.008 −5.23%
2021 0.153 +0 +0%
2020 0.153 −0.015 −8.93%
2019 0.168 −0.001 −0.59%
2018 0.169 −0.005 −2.87%
2017 0.174 −0.02 −10.31%
2016 0.194 −0.009 −4.43%
2015 0.203 −0.01 −4.69%
2014 0.213 −0.007 −3.18%
2013 0.22 −0.032 −12.7%
2012 0.252 −0.012 −4.55%
2011 0.264 +0.012 +4.76%
2010 0.252 −0.017 −6.32%
2009 0.269 −0.046 −14.6%
2008 0.315 −0.041 −11.52%
2007 0.356 −0.023 −6.07%
2006 0.379 −0.036 −8.67%
2005 0.415 −0.037 −8.19%
2004 0.452 −0.055 −10.85%
2003 0.507 −0.014 −2.69%
2002 0.521 −0.048 −8.44%
2001 0.569 −0.022 −3.72%
2000 0.591 −0.009 −1.5%
1999 0.6 −0.126 −17.36%
1998 0.726 −0.086 −10.59%
1997 0.812 −0.069 −7.83%
1996 0.881 −0.04 −4.34%
1995 0.921 −0.059 −6.02%
1994 0.98 −0.086 −8.07%
1993 1.066 −0.136 −11.31%
1992 1.202 −0.036 −2.91%
1991 1.238 −0.142 −10.29%
1990 1.38 −0.104 −7.01%
1989 1.484 +0.057 +3.99%
1988 1.427 +0.007 +0.49%
1987 1.42 +0.096 +7.25%
1986 1.324 +0.028 +2.16%
1985 1.296 +0.037 +2.94%
1984 1.259 −0.129 −9.29%
1983 1.388 +0.045 +3.35%
1982 1.343 −0.018 −1.32%
1981 1.361 +0.019 +1.42%
1980 1.342 −0.001 −0.07%
1979 1.343 −0.024 −1.76%
1978 1.367 +0.068 +5.23%
1977 1.299 −0.003 −0.23%
1976 1.302 +0.031 +2.44%
1975 1.271 +0.036 +2.91%
1974 1.235 −0.019 −1.52%
1973 1.254 +0.072 +6.09%
1972 1.182 −0.014 −1.17%
1971 1.196 −0.107 −8.21%
1970 1.303 +0.065 +5.25%
1969 1.238 +0.076 +6.54%
1968 1.162 +0.071 +6.51%
1967 1.091 +0.048 +4.6%
1966 1.043 −0.044 −4.05%
1965 1.087 +0.03 +2.84%
1964 1.057 −0.027 −2.49%
1963 1.084 +0.016 +1.5%
1962 1.068 +0.103 +10.67%
1961 0.965 −0.022 −2.23%
1960 0.987 +0.009 +0.92%
1959 0.978 −0.026 −2.59%
1958 1.004 +0.037 +3.83%
1957 0.967 +0.071 +7.92%
1956 0.896 +0.052 +6.16%
1955 0.844 +0.019 +2.3%
1954 0.825 +0.017 +2.1%
1953 0.808 +0.054 +7.16%
1952 0.754 +0.071 +10.4%
1951 0.683 +0.051 +8.07%
1950 0.632 +0.041 +6.94%
1949 0.591 +0.097 +19.64%
1948 0.494 −0.455 −47.95%
1947 0.949 −0.333 −25.98%
1946 1.282 −0.073 −5.39%
1945 1.355 +0.623 +85.11%
1944 0.732 −0.086 −10.51%
1943 0.818 −0.175 −17.62%
1942 0.993 +0.114 +12.97%
1941 0.879 −0.072 −7.57%
1940 0.951 −0.032 −3.26%
1939 0.983 −0.085 −7.96%
1938 1.068 −0.056 −4.98%
1937 1.124 −0.247 −18.02%
1936 1.371 +0.014 +1.03%
1935 1.357 −0.12 −8.12%
1934 1.477 +0.174 +13.35%
1933 1.303 −0.027 −2.03%
1932 1.33 +0.176 +15.25%
1931 1.154 +0.083 +7.75%
1930 1.071 +0.128 +13.57%
1929 0.943 +0.044 +4.89%
1928 0.899 +0.119 +15.26%
1927 0.78 +0.072 +10.17%
1926 0.708 +0.073 +11.5%
1925 0.635 +0.081 +14.62%
1924 0.554 +0.078 +16.39%
1923 0.476 +0.037 +8.43%
1922 0.439 +0.028 +6.81%
1921 0.411 −0.007 −1.67%
1920 0.418 — —
1913 0.318 — —
1910 0.226 — —
1900 0.08 — —
1890 0.06 — —
1870 0.005 — —

Eastern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

RO Romania 0.145 HU Hungary 0.159 SK Slovakia 0.21 MD Moldova 0.217 PL Poland 0.256 CZ Czechia 0.277 BY Belarus 0.325 BG Bulgaria 0.339 RU Russia 0.449 UA Ukraine 0.463
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

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

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