Kyrgyzstan vs Romania: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Kyrgyzstan
625,731 tonnes
in 2024
Romania
685,376 tonnes
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
48th
Romania rank
46th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 685,376 tonnes against 625,731 tonnes in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 59,645 tonnes.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 61 times across 166 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 48th and Romania ranks 46th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 7 and Romania in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 167 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 167 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1860s | 1,740 tonnes | 2,198 tonnes | 458 tonnes | Romania |
| 1870s | 4,779 tonnes | 2,198 tonnes | 2,580 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1880s | 6,830 tonnes | 59,723 tonnes | 52,893 tonnes | Romania |
| 1890s | 24,180 tonnes | 96,730 tonnes | 72,550 tonnes | Romania |
| 1900s | 18,180 tonnes | 324,630 tonnes | 306,450 tonnes | Romania |
| 1910s | -36,607 tonnes | -19,419 tonnes | 17,188 tonnes | Romania |
| 1920s | 46,242 tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1930s | 165,719 tonnes | 469,640 tonnes | 303,921 tonnes | Romania |
| 1940s | 116,127 tonnes | -207,394 tonnes | 323,521 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 447,059 tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | 2.31 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1960s | 486,554 tonnes | 6.09 million tonnes | 5.60 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 629,552 tonnes | 8.38 million tonnes | 7.75 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 162,324 tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | -1.61 million tonnes | -12.41 million tonnes | 10.80 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 206,685 tonnes | -109,289 tonnes | 315,975 tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2010s | 233,738 tonnes | -1.11 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 544,699 tonnes | -1.63 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Kyrgyzstan or Romania?
- Romania, at 685,376 tonnes against 625,731 tonnes in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Kyrgyzstan and Romania?
- 59,645 tonnes, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Romania?
- 166 years are reported by both, from 1859 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Romania rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 48th 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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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.