China vs Romania: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
China
-7.0%
in 2024
Romania
-0.5%
in 2024
China rank
197th
Romania rank
194th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- China
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports -0.5% against -7.0% in China, a difference of 6.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was China ahead.
China ranks 197th and Romania ranks 194th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, China averaged higher in 16 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5.7% | 0.8% | 5.0% | China |
| 1860s | 2.8% | 0.9% | 2.0% | China |
| 1870s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.4% | China |
| 1880s | 2.5% | 0.6% | 1.9% | China |
| 1890s | 3.9% | 0.4% | 3.4% | China |
| 1900s | 5.4% | 0.5% | 5.0% | China |
| 1910s | 7.8% | 0.3% | 7.5% | China |
| 1920s | 7.3% | 0.8% | 6.5% | China |
| 1930s | 9.7% | 0.5% | 9.2% | China |
| 1940s | 13.1% | 0.4% | 12.8% | China |
| 1950s | 13.6% | 0.5% | 13.1% | China |
| 1960s | 15.5% | 0.5% | 15.1% | China |
| 1970s | 21.1% | 0.3% | 20.8% | China |
| 1980s | 14.4% | 0.2% | 14.3% | China |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 0.0% | 13.4% | China |
| 2000s | 6.7% | -0.1% | 6.8% | China |
| 2010s | -1.6% | -0.1% | 1.6% | Romania |
| 2020s | -6.4% | -0.4% | 6.0% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, China or Romania?
- Romania, at -0.5% against -7.0% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between China and Romania?
- 6.5%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do China and Romania rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- China ranks 197th and Romania ranks 194th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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 land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.