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

Greece
-20.36 million tonnes
in 2024
Romania
-21.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
193rd
Romania rank
194th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Greece
  • Romania
-20.0M020.0M40.0M185019372024

How they compare

Greece currently reports -20.36 million tonnes against -21.37 million tonnes in Romania, a difference of 1.01 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.

Greece ranks 193rd and Romania ranks 194th of 197 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Romania Difference Ahead
1850s 10.37 million tonnes 23.24 million tonnes 12.86 million tonnes Romania
1860s 11.13 million tonnes 22.74 million tonnes 11.61 million tonnes Romania
1870s 12.80 million tonnes 22.29 million tonnes 9.49 million tonnes Romania
1880s 14.26 million tonnes 20.62 million tonnes 6.36 million tonnes Romania
1890s 15.13 million tonnes 19.24 million tonnes 4.11 million tonnes Romania
1900s 12.74 million tonnes 22.65 million tonnes 9.92 million tonnes Romania
1910s 11.50 million tonnes 13.98 million tonnes 2.49 million tonnes Romania
1920s 15.96 million tonnes 39.11 million tonnes 23.16 million tonnes Romania
1930s 23.12 million tonnes 28.36 million tonnes 5.24 million tonnes Romania
1940s 13.83 million tonnes 21.47 million tonnes 7.64 million tonnes Romania
1950s 14.98 million tonnes 40.16 million tonnes 25.18 million tonnes Romania
1960s 9.80 million tonnes 32.47 million tonnes 22.67 million tonnes Romania
1970s 3.78 million tonnes 16.10 million tonnes 12.32 million tonnes Romania
1980s 2.78 million tonnes 10.56 million tonnes 7.78 million tonnes Romania
1990s -622,536 tonnes 96,239 tonnes 718,775 tonnes Romania
2000s -8.49 million tonnes -3.91 million tonnes 4.58 million tonnes Romania
2010s -16.56 million tonnes -3.34 million tonnes 13.22 million tonnes Romania
2020s -19.73 million tonnes -16.56 million tonnes 3.17 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, Greece or Romania?
Greece, at -20.36 million tonnes against -21.37 million tonnes in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Greece and Romania?
1.01 million tonnes, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Greece and Romania rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Greece ranks 193rd 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.