China vs Romania: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

China
-319.42 million tonnes
in 2024
Romania
-21.37 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
197th
Romania rank
194th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • China
  • Romania
-500.0M0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B185019372024

How they compare

Romania currently reports -21.37 million tonnes against -319.42 million tonnes in China, a difference of 298.05 million tonnes.

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 169.73 million tonnes 23.24 million tonnes 146.49 million tonnes China
1860s 76.30 million tonnes 22.74 million tonnes 53.56 million tonnes China
1870s 36.53 million tonnes 22.29 million tonnes 14.24 million tonnes China
1880s 92.04 million tonnes 20.62 million tonnes 71.42 million tonnes China
1890s 165.39 million tonnes 19.24 million tonnes 146.15 million tonnes China
1900s 259.03 million tonnes 22.65 million tonnes 236.38 million tonnes China
1910s 356.72 million tonnes 13.98 million tonnes 342.74 million tonnes China
1920s 374.85 million tonnes 39.11 million tonnes 335.74 million tonnes China
1930s 540.05 million tonnes 28.36 million tonnes 511.68 million tonnes China
1940s 763.43 million tonnes 21.47 million tonnes 741.96 million tonnes China
1950s 1.04 billion tonnes 40.16 million tonnes 1.00 billion tonnes China
1960s 1.04 billion tonnes 32.47 million tonnes 1.01 billion tonnes China
1970s 1.34 billion tonnes 16.10 million tonnes 1.32 billion tonnes China
1980s 885.43 million tonnes 10.56 million tonnes 874.88 million tonnes China
1990s 855.28 million tonnes 96,239 tonnes 855.18 million tonnes China
2000s 409.35 million tonnes -3.91 million tonnes 413.27 million tonnes China
2010s -85.59 million tonnes -3.34 million tonnes 82.25 million tonnes Romania
2020s -296.25 million tonnes -16.56 million tonnes 279.69 million tonnes Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, China or Romania?
Romania, at -21.37 million tonnes against -319.42 million tonnes in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between China and Romania?
298.05 million tonnes, 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 annual 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 Annual 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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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.