Belgium vs Romania: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Belgium
752,840 tonnes
in 2024
Romania
685,376 tonnes
in 2024
Belgium rank
44th
Romania rank
46th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Belgium
  • Romania
-40.0M-20.0M020.0M183119272024

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 752,840 tonnes against 685,376 tonnes in Romania, a difference of 67,464 tonnes.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 76 times across 166 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 44th and Romania ranks 46th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 10 and Romania in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Romania Difference Ahead
1850s 447,008 tonnes 0 tonnes 447,008 tonnes Belgium
1860s 675,274 tonnes 2,198 tonnes 673,076 tonnes Belgium
1870s 608,225 tonnes 2,198 tonnes 606,027 tonnes Belgium
1880s 910,137 tonnes 59,723 tonnes 850,414 tonnes Belgium
1890s 1.03 million tonnes 96,730 tonnes 932,488 tonnes Belgium
1900s 1.06 million tonnes 324,630 tonnes 739,028 tonnes Belgium
1910s -1.29 million tonnes -19,419 tonnes 1.27 million tonnes Romania
1920s 5.21 million tonnes 1.58 million tonnes 3.63 million tonnes Belgium
1930s -2.32 million tonnes 469,640 tonnes 2.79 million tonnes Romania
1940s 706,276 tonnes -207,394 tonnes 913,670 tonnes Belgium
1950s 754,541 tonnes 2.75 million tonnes 2.00 million tonnes Romania
1960s 3.52 million tonnes 6.09 million tonnes 2.57 million tonnes Romania
1970s 1.63 million tonnes 8.38 million tonnes 6.75 million tonnes Romania
1980s -3.30 million tonnes 1.76 million tonnes 5.06 million tonnes Romania
1990s 1.79 million tonnes -12.41 million tonnes 14.20 million tonnes Belgium
2000s -1.69 million tonnes -109,289 tonnes 1.58 million tonnes Romania
2010s -800,808 tonnes -1.11 million tonnes 310,727 tonnes Belgium
2020s -2.87 million tonnes -1.63 million tonnes 1.24 million tonnes Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Belgium or Romania?
Belgium, at 752,840 tonnes against 685,376 tonnes in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Belgium and Romania?
67,464 tonnes, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Romania?
166 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Romania rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Belgium ranks 44th and Romania ranks 46th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.