Romania Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
101,857,590
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0.56%
increase
Global Share
0.19%
Per Capita
5.36
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Romania were 101,857,590 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0.56% over the previous year, representing an increase by 571,228 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 101,286,361 tons.
- Per capita: 5.36 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Romania accounts for 0.19% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 101,857,590 | 70,883,168 | 18,227,319 | 9,786,417 | 2,960,686 | 5.36 | 0.56% | 0.19% |
| 2023 | 101,286,361 | 70,253,204 | 18,261,469 | 9,855,106 | 2,916,582 | 5.3 | −5.61% | 0.19% |
| 2022 | 107,306,071 | 75,675,455 | 18,568,522 | 10,176,307 | 2,885,788 | 5.59 | −5.44% | 0.21% |
| 2021 | 113,478,333 | 80,746,496 | 18,803,926 | 11,099,538 | 2,828,374 | 5.88 | 4.92% | 0.22% |
| 2020 | 108,153,846 | 75,701,070 | 18,925,312 | 10,753,747 | 2,773,717 | 5.58 | −5.1% | 0.22% |
| 2019 | 113,965,941 | 81,152,234 | 19,352,242 | 10,661,760 | 2,799,705 | 5.85 | −1.8% | 0.22% |
| 2018 | 116,060,031 | 83,001,887 | 19,440,233 | 10,832,421 | 2,785,490 | 5.93 | 0.74% | 0.23% |
| 2017 | 115,210,390 | 81,798,282 | 19,748,089 | 10,955,295 | 2,708,724 | 5.85 | 3.29% | 0.23% |
| 2016 | 111,544,560 | 78,706,489 | 19,696,639 | 10,624,942 | 2,516,489 | 5.64 | −0.62% | 0.23% |
| 2015 | 112,245,157 | 80,304,030 | 19,773,130 | 9,923,514 | 2,244,482 | 5.65 | 0.84% | 0.23% |
| 2014 | 111,311,220 | 78,990,161 | 19,860,253 | 10,150,215 | 2,310,592 | 5.57 | 0.08% | 0.23% |
| 2013 | 111,221,462 | 79,531,218 | 19,756,575 | 9,922,948 | 2,010,721 | 5.54 | −6.84% | 0.23% |
| 2012 | 119,390,501 | 87,633,839 | 19,849,439 | 9,793,360 | 2,113,863 | 5.92 | −2.47% | 0.25% |
| 2011 | 122,410,210 | 89,818,923 | 20,130,994 | 10,382,787 | 2,077,505 | 6.03 | 5.06% | 0.26% |
| 2010 | 116,513,135 | 83,344,610 | 21,361,349 | 9,784,401 | 2,022,775 | 5.7 | −1.47% | 0.26% |
| 2009 | 118,245,727 | 85,691,964 | 21,859,822 | 8,609,339 | 2,084,601 | 5.74 | −15.57% | 0.27% |
| 2008 | 140,045,096 | 105,369,660 | 22,487,846 | 9,556,541 | 2,631,050 | 6.73 | −1.73% | 0.32% |
| 2007 | 142,509,636 | 107,088,399 | 22,421,636 | 9,244,279 | 3,755,322 | 6.77 | −1.56% | 0.33% |
| 2006 | 144,772,633 | 110,842,022 | 22,317,210 | 8,688,042 | 2,925,358 | 6.81 | 4.66% | 0.34% |
| 2005 | 138,328,329 | 104,491,279 | 21,772,514 | 9,291,808 | 2,772,728 | 6.45 | −1.45% | 0.34% |
| 2004 | 140,367,377 | 105,580,161 | 22,357,873 | 9,332,913 | 3,096,431 | 6.5 | −0.21% | 0.35% |
| 2003 | 140,657,521 | 107,847,419 | 22,377,068 | 8,412,035 | 2,020,999 | 6.47 | 3.72% | 0.37% |
| 2002 | 135,610,968 | 103,399,061 | 21,524,334 | 8,076,463 | 2,611,110 | 6.21 | −0.29% | 0.37% |
| 2001 | 136,000,318 | 104,408,396 | 20,722,902 | 8,892,816 | 1,976,204 | 6.19 | 4.31% | 0.38% |
| 2000 | 130,378,551 | 97,504,048 | 21,255,214 | 9,224,086 | 2,395,203 | 5.89 | 3.35% | 0.36% |
| 1999 | 126,152,877 | 93,188,462 | 21,782,379 | 8,660,765 | 2,521,270 | 5.66 | −12.06% | 0.36% |
| 1998 | 143,458,292 | 108,985,032 | 22,407,472 | 9,327,858 | 2,737,931 | 6.39 | −11.06% | 0.41% |
| 1997 | 161,293,447 | 124,321,368 | 24,150,711 | 10,286,061 | 2,535,307 | 7.13 | −7.49% | 0.47% |
| 1996 | 174,357,742 | 136,561,592 | 24,878,291 | 10,694,800 | 2,223,059 | 7.65 | 2.19% | 0.51% |
| 1995 | 170,621,978 | 133,407,360 | 24,563,412 | 10,445,843 | 2,205,363 | 7.43 | 2.81% | 0.51% |
| 1994 | 165,953,270 | 128,155,026 | 25,550,939 | 10,533,571 | 1,713,734 | 7.18 | −2.25% | 0.51% |
| 1993 | 169,781,278 | 131,104,360 | 25,363,010 | 11,718,555 | 1,595,354 | 7.3 | −5.49% | 0.52% |
| 1992 | 179,650,642 | 138,363,355 | 27,656,364 | 12,053,287 | 1,577,635 | 7.69 | −8.67% | 0.56% |
| 1991 | 196,710,877 | 152,008,697 | 30,366,021 | 12,123,063 | 2,213,095 | 8.39 | −18.38% | 0.61% |
| 1990 | 241,014,552 | 187,729,865 | 34,170,638 | 16,776,851 | 2,337,198 | 10.26 | −12.52% | 0.75% |
| 1989 | 275,506,227 | 214,904,525 | 38,290,338 | 18,639,150 | 3,672,214 | 11.74 | −1.28% | 0.86% |
| 1988 | 279,088,361 | 216,411,111 | 40,911,055 | 18,196,066 | 3,570,130 | 11.92 | 1.39% | 0.89% |
| 1987 | 275,252,453 | 212,279,764 | 41,154,152 | 18,387,971 | 3,430,565 | 11.81 | 2.92% | 0.91% |
| 1986 | 267,447,854 | 204,919,093 | 40,737,420 | 18,510,050 | 3,281,290 | 11.53 | 0.95% | 0.90% |
| 1985 | 264,941,238 | 199,094,433 | 42,471,818 | 20,229,799 | 3,145,188 | 11.47 | −0.04% | 0.91% |
| 1984 | 265,034,736 | 200,069,845 | 41,679,740 | 20,177,723 | 3,107,428 | 11.52 | −0.03% | 0.92% |
| 1983 | 265,104,969 | 202,702,478 | 40,158,568 | 19,403,816 | 2,840,108 | 11.56 | 1.15% | 0.95% |
| 1982 | 262,089,302 | 200,415,381 | 39,193,031 | 19,831,821 | 2,649,068 | 11.47 | −0.64% | 0.94% |
| 1981 | 263,789,817 | 201,065,202 | 39,382,342 | 20,260,294 | 3,081,978 | 11.6 | 1.06% | 0.94% |
| 1980 | 261,027,919 | 200,150,301 | 38,707,694 | 19,101,766 | 3,068,159 | 11.54 | −1.16% | 0.92% |
| 1979 | 264,092,981 | 202,320,554 | 38,995,462 | 20,014,348 | 2,762,617 | 11.76 | 2.15% | 0.92% |
| 1978 | 258,534,353 | 197,495,423 | 38,552,866 | 19,774,384 | 2,711,680 | 11.6 | 7.03% | 0.92% |
| 1977 | 241,559,539 | 181,971,621 | 38,381,359 | 18,545,815 | 2,660,744 | 10.94 | 4.22% | 0.89% |
| 1976 | 231,783,361 | 173,637,674 | 37,262,123 | 18,248,308 | 2,635,257 | 10.59 | 7.6% | 0.87% |
| 1975 | 215,418,352 | 157,712,106 | 36,388,404 | 18,720,797 | 2,597,046 | 9.94 | 7.14% | 0.85% |
| 1974 | 201,059,633 | 145,629,950 | 35,721,452 | 17,327,567 | 2,380,664 | 9.37 | 2.18% | 0.79% |
| 1973 | 196,768,709 | 143,437,155 | 34,951,437 | 16,584,780 | 1,795,337 | 9.27 | 7.98% | 0.77% |
| 1972 | 182,229,346 | 131,259,264 | 33,610,827 | 15,805,684 | 1,553,571 | 8.67 | 4.09% | 0.75% |
| 1971 | 175,061,918 | 125,774,988 | 32,636,903 | 15,236,425 | 1,413,602 | 8.42 | 1.61% | 0.75% |
| 1970 | 172,296,247 | 124,978,571 | 31,484,132 | 14,547,188 | 1,286,357 | 8.38 | – | 0.74% |
See also
- Romania CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Romania
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).