Romania CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
70,883,168
tons
Year-over-Year
+0.90%
increase
Global Share
0.18%
Per Capita
3.73
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Romania were 70,883,168 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 0.9% over the previous year, representing an increase by 629,963 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 70,253,204 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Romania are equivalent to 3.73 tons per person, an increase by 0.05 over the figure of 3.68 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 1.4% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Romania
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 70,883,168 | 0.9% | 3.73 | 0.18% |
| 2023 | 70,253,204 | −7.17% | 3.68 | 0.18% |
| 2022 | 75,675,455 | −6.28% | 3.94 | 0.20% |
| 2021 | 80,746,496 | 6.66% | 4.18 | 0.21% |
| 2020 | 75,701,070 | −6.72% | 3.9 | 0.21% |
| 2019 | 81,152,234 | −2.23% | 4.17 | 0.21% |
| 2018 | 83,001,887 | 1.47% | 4.24 | 0.22% |
| 2017 | 81,798,282 | 3.93% | 4.16 | 0.22% |
| 2016 | 78,706,489 | −1.99% | 3.98 | 0.22% |
| 2015 | 80,304,030 | 1.66% | 4.04 | 0.22% |
| 2014 | 78,990,161 | −0.68% | 3.95 | 0.22% |
| 2013 | 79,531,218 | −9.25% | 3.96 | 0.22% |
| 2012 | 87,633,839 | −2.43% | 4.34 | 0.25% |
| 2011 | 89,818,923 | 7.77% | 4.43 | 0.26% |
| 2010 | 83,344,610 | −2.74% | 4.08 | 0.25% |
| 2009 | 85,691,964 | −18.67% | 4.16 | 0.27% |
| 2008 | 105,369,660 | −1.6% | 5.06 | 0.33% |
| 2007 | 107,088,399 | −3.39% | 5.09 | 0.33% |
| 2006 | 110,842,022 | 6.08% | 5.22 | 0.36% |
| 2005 | 104,491,279 | −1.03% | 4.88 | 0.35% |
| 2004 | 105,580,161 | −2.1% | 4.89 | 0.36% |
| 2003 | 107,847,419 | 4.3% | 4.96 | 0.39% |
| 2002 | 103,399,061 | −0.97% | 4.73 | 0.39% |
| 2001 | 104,408,396 | 7.08% | 4.75 | 0.40% |
| 2000 | 97,504,048 | 4.63% | 4.41 | 0.38% |
| 1999 | 93,188,462 | −14.49% | 4.18 | 0.37% |
| 1998 | 108,985,032 | −12.34% | 4.85 | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 124,321,368 | −8.96% | 5.49 | 0.51% |
| 1996 | 136,561,592 | 2.36% | 5.99 | 0.57% |
| 1995 | 133,407,360 | 4.1% | 5.81 | 0.56% |
| 1994 | 128,155,026 | −2.25% | 5.54 | 0.56% |
| 1993 | 131,104,360 | −5.25% | 5.64 | 0.57% |
| 1992 | 138,363,355 | −8.98% | 5.92 | 0.61% |
| 1991 | 152,008,697 | −19.03% | 6.48 | 0.67% |
| 1990 | 187,729,865 | −12.64% | 7.99 | 0.83% |
| 1989 | 214,904,525 | −0.7% | 9.16 | 0.96% |
| 1988 | 216,411,111 | 1.95% | 9.25 | 0.99% |
| 1987 | 212,279,764 | 3.59% | 9.11 | 1.0% |
| 1986 | 204,919,093 | 2.93% | 8.83 | 1.0% |
| 1985 | 199,094,433 | −0.49% | 8.62 | 0.99% |
| 1984 | 200,069,845 | −1.3% | 8.69 | 1.0% |
| 1983 | 202,702,478 | 1.14% | 8.84 | 1.1% |
| 1982 | 200,415,381 | −0.32% | 8.77 | 1.0% |
| 1981 | 201,065,202 | 0.46% | 8.84 | 1.0% |
| 1980 | 200,150,301 | −1.07% | 8.85 | 1.0% |
| 1979 | 202,320,554 | 2.44% | 9.01 | 1.0% |
| 1978 | 197,495,423 | 8.53% | 8.86 | 1.0% |
| 1977 | 181,971,621 | 4.8% | 8.24 | 0.96% |
| 1976 | 173,637,674 | 10.1% | 7.94 | 0.95% |
| 1975 | 157,712,106 | 8.3% | 7.28 | 0.91% |
| 1974 | 145,629,950 | 1.53% | 6.79 | 0.84% |
| 1973 | 143,437,155 | 9.28% | 6.76 | 0.82% |
| 1972 | 131,259,264 | 4.36% | 6.25 | 0.80% |
| 1971 | 125,774,988 | 0.64% | 6.05 | 0.80% |
| 1970 | 124,978,571 | – | 6.08 | 0.79% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).