China vs Romania: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions

China
1.0%
in 2024
Romania
1.0%
in 2024
China rank
140th
Romania rank
138th

Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • China
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in China, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 39 times across 117 shared years of data; in 1908 it was China ahead.

China ranks 140th and Romania ranks 138th of 215 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 11 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Romania Difference Ahead
1900s 10.5% 3.5% 7.0% China
1910s 6.1% 2.6% 3.5% China
1920s 2.6% 16.0% 13.4% Romania
1930s 4.9% 2.5% 2.4% China
1940s 2.8% 0.9% 1.8% China
1950s 29.9% 8.6% 21.3% China
1960s -0.4% 8.3% 8.7% Romania
1970s 10.0% 5.8% 4.2% China
1980s 5.0% 0.9% 4.1% China
1990s 3.8% -8.1% 11.8% China
2000s 8.4% 0.1% 8.3% China
2010s 3.2% -1.2% 4.4% China
2020s 2.8% -2.1% 4.9% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, China or Romania?
Romania, at 1.0% against 1.0% in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between China and Romania?
0.0%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Romania?
117 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2024.
How do China and Romania rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
China ranks 140th 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

Indicator
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
%
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, 22,456 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.