Romania vs Zimbabwe: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Romania
8.04 million tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
8.46 million tonnes
in 2024
Romania rank
48th
Zimbabwe rank
46th
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Romania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 8.46 million tonnes against 8.04 million tonnes in Romania, a difference of 417,200 tonnes.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 48th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 179 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 11 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 707,629 tonnes | 261,191 tonnes | 446,438 tonnes | Romania |
| 1910s | 608,168 tonnes | 878,993 tonnes | 270,825 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 3.31 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1930s | 2.53 million tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | 490,974 tonnes | Romania |
| 1940s | 2.71 million tonnes | 4.31 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 10.63 million tonnes | 4.13 million tonnes | 6.49 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1960s | 22.75 million tonnes | 4.18 million tonnes | 18.57 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 41.96 million tonnes | 7.11 million tonnes | 34.84 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 68.45 million tonnes | 9.70 million tonnes | 58.75 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 40.35 million tonnes | 11.67 million tonnes | 28.67 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 35.52 million tonnes | 8.11 million tonnes | 27.41 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 25.35 million tonnes | 6.80 million tonnes | 18.55 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2020s | 12.28 million tonnes | 6.96 million tonnes | 5.32 million tonnes | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from coal, Romania or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 8.46 million tonnes against 8.04 million tonnes in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from coal between Romania and Zimbabwe?
- 417,200 tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zimbabwe?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
- Romania ranks 48th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.