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