Belgium vs Romania: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Belgium
0.9%
in 2024
Romania
1.0%
in 2024
Belgium rank
141st
Romania rank
138th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Belgium
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 75 times across 166 shared years of data; in 1859 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 141st and Romania ranks 138th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 3.1% | Belgium |
| 1860s | 4.0% | 24.5% | 20.5% | Romania |
| 1870s | 2.7% | 7.0% | 4.3% | Romania |
| 1880s | 3.0% | 47.5% | 44.6% | Romania |
| 1890s | 2.6% | 10.7% | 8.1% | Romania |
| 1900s | 2.2% | 13.0% | 10.8% | Romania |
| 1910s | -0.0% | 2.6% | 2.7% | Romania |
| 1920s | 8.6% | 16.0% | 7.5% | Romania |
| 1930s | -2.1% | 2.5% | 4.6% | Romania |
| 1940s | 4.1% | 0.9% | 3.2% | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 8.6% | 7.4% | Romania |
| 1960s | 3.5% | 8.3% | 4.8% | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 5.8% | 4.4% | Romania |
| 1980s | -2.5% | 0.9% | 3.4% | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.7% | -8.1% | 9.7% | Belgium |
| 2000s | -1.4% | 0.1% | 1.5% | Romania |
| 2010s | -0.7% | -1.2% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | -2.9% | -2.1% | 0.8% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Belgium or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Belgium and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania 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 annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Belgium ranks 141st and Romania ranks 138th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.