Argentina vs Romania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions

Argentina
9.15 billion tonnes
in 2024
Romania
8.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
28th
Romania rank
29th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time

  • Argentina
  • Romania
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 9.15 billion tonnes against 8.86 billion tonnes in Romania, a difference of 289.78 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 28th and Romania ranks 29th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 9 and Romania in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Romania Difference Ahead
1850s 127,088 tonnes 5,496 tonnes 121,592 tonnes Argentina
1860s 517,267 tonnes 71,814 tonnes 445,452 tonnes Argentina
1870s 1.95 million tonnes 394,979 tonnes 1.55 million tonnes Argentina
1880s 5.56 million tonnes 2.21 million tonnes 3.35 million tonnes Argentina
1890s 20.07 million tonnes 10.49 million tonnes 9.58 million tonnes Argentina
1900s 48.77 million tonnes 28.56 million tonnes 20.21 million tonnes Argentina
1910s 110.13 million tonnes 73.85 million tonnes 36.28 million tonnes Argentina
1920s 172.56 million tonnes 143.57 million tonnes 28.99 million tonnes Argentina
1930s 296.80 million tonnes 362.97 million tonnes 66.17 million tonnes Romania
1940s 445.11 million tonnes 607.52 million tonnes 162.42 million tonnes Romania
1950s 714.38 million tonnes 864.06 million tonnes 149.68 million tonnes Romania
1960s 1.21 billion tonnes 1.43 billion tonnes 221.47 million tonnes Romania
1970s 2.01 billion tonnes 2.63 billion tonnes 618.95 million tonnes Romania
1980s 3.05 billion tonnes 4.50 billion tonnes 1.45 billion tonnes Romania
1990s 4.21 billion tonnes 6.17 billion tonnes 1.95 billion tonnes Romania
2000s 5.63 billion tonnes 7.23 billion tonnes 1.60 billion tonnes Romania
2010s 7.42 billion tonnes 8.14 billion tonnes 719.98 million tonnes Romania
2020s 8.80 billion tonnes 8.72 billion tonnes 74.67 million tonnes Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Argentina or Romania?
Argentina, at 9.15 billion tonnes against 8.86 billion tonnes in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Argentina and Romania?
289.78 million tonnes, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Romania?
167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Romania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
Argentina ranks 28th and Romania ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
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
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.