Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Romania

Romania: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 0.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.4%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
41st
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1990
All-time low
0.4%
in 1920
Years of data
174
1851–2024

Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Romania, 1851–2024

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Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Romania recorded 0.4% for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Romania peaked at 0.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1920.

That places Romania 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 174 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 9
1860s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
1870s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
1880s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
1890s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
1900s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
1910s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
1920s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
1930s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
1940s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
1950s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
1960s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
1970s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 5

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 38 Belgium 0.4% compare
  2. 39 Czechia 0.4% compare
  3. 40 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
  4. 42 Egypt 0.4% compare
  5. 43 Uzbekistan 0.4% compare
  6. 44 Angola 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Romania?
Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Romania was 0.4% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1920.
How does Romania rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
Romania ranks 41st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 37,410 data points, 1851–2024
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Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.