North Korea vs Romania: Annual CO₂ emissions
North Korea
62.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Romania
68.55 million tonnes
in 2024
North Korea rank
52nd
Romania rank
50th
Annual CO₂ emissions over time
- North Korea
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 68.55 million tonnes against 62.55 million tonnes in North Korea, a difference of 6.00 million tonnes.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Romania ahead.
North Korea ranks 52nd and Romania ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 81,572 tonnes | 3.76 million tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1910s | 395,326 tonnes | 5.04 million tonnes | 4.65 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1920s | 1.38 million tonnes | 11.81 million tonnes | 10.44 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1930s | 5.23 million tonnes | 28.05 million tonnes | 22.81 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1940s | 8.71 million tonnes | 20.65 million tonnes | 11.95 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1950s | 7.23 million tonnes | 35.66 million tonnes | 28.43 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1960s | 41.69 million tonnes | 78.08 million tonnes | 36.39 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 101.92 million tonnes | 157.57 million tonnes | 55.65 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 149.04 million tonnes | 200.61 million tonnes | 51.57 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 82.93 million tonnes | 126.10 million tonnes | 43.17 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 70.40 million tonnes | 100.71 million tonnes | 30.31 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 50.33 million tonnes | 81.55 million tonnes | 31.22 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2020s | 60.08 million tonnes | 72.21 million tonnes | 12.13 million tonnes | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions, North Korea or Romania?
- Romania, at 68.55 million tonnes against 62.55 million tonnes in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions between North Korea and Romania?
- 6.00 million tonnes, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Romania?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Romania rank globally for annual co₂ emissions?
- North Korea ranks 52nd and Romania ranks 50th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual 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 total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.