Pakistan vs Romania: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Pakistan
-17.15 million tonnes
in 2024
Romania
-21.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan rank
192nd
Romania rank
194th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Pakistan
- Romania
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports -17.15 million tonnes against -21.37 million tonnes in Romania, a difference of 4.22 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.
Pakistan ranks 192nd and Romania ranks 194th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 9 and Romania in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 76,175 tonnes | 23.24 million tonnes | 23.16 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1860s | -290,266 tonnes | 22.74 million tonnes | 23.03 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1870s | -786,745 tonnes | 22.29 million tonnes | 23.08 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1880s | -1.16 million tonnes | 20.62 million tonnes | 21.77 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1890s | -1.24 million tonnes | 19.24 million tonnes | 20.48 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1900s | -521,431 tonnes | 22.65 million tonnes | 23.17 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1910s | 7.51 million tonnes | 13.98 million tonnes | 6.47 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1920s | 17.72 million tonnes | 39.11 million tonnes | 21.39 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1930s | 24.94 million tonnes | 28.36 million tonnes | 3.42 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1940s | 63.97 million tonnes | 21.47 million tonnes | 42.50 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 74.32 million tonnes | 40.16 million tonnes | 34.16 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 49.48 million tonnes | 32.47 million tonnes | 17.01 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 16.37 million tonnes | 16.10 million tonnes | 265,391 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 10.59 million tonnes | 10.56 million tonnes | 32,144 tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 10.88 million tonnes | 96,239 tonnes | 10.78 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1.78 million tonnes | -3.91 million tonnes | 5.69 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 14.88 million tonnes | -3.34 million tonnes | 18.22 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2020s | -12.66 million tonnes | -16.56 million tonnes | 3.90 million tonnes | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Pakistan or Romania?
- Pakistan, at -17.15 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 Pakistan and Romania?
- 4.22 million tonnes, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Romania rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Pakistan ranks 192nd 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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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.