Egypt vs Romania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Egypt
7.47 billion tonnes
in 2024
Romania
8.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
32nd
Romania rank
29th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Egypt
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 8.86 billion tonnes against 7.47 billion tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 1.39 billion tonnes.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
Across all 114 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 862,261 tonnes | 76.51 million tonnes | 75.65 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1920s | 5.63 million tonnes | 143.57 million tonnes | 137.95 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1930s | 13.71 million tonnes | 362.97 million tonnes | 349.27 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1940s | 40.89 million tonnes | 607.52 million tonnes | 566.63 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1950s | 124.33 million tonnes | 864.06 million tonnes | 739.73 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1960s | 290.94 million tonnes | 1.43 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 539.82 million tonnes | 2.63 billion tonnes | 2.09 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.01 billion tonnes | 4.50 billion tonnes | 3.48 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.80 billion tonnes | 6.17 billion tonnes | 4.37 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 3.11 billion tonnes | 7.23 billion tonnes | 4.12 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 5.14 billion tonnes | 8.14 billion tonnes | 3.01 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 2020s | 6.96 billion tonnes | 8.72 billion tonnes | 1.76 billion tonnes | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Egypt or Romania?
- Romania, at 8.86 billion tonnes against 7.47 billion tonnes in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Egypt and Romania?
- 1.39 billion tonnes, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Romania?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Romania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Egypt ranks 32nd 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.