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