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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 6,566.3 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


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).