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
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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

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.