Greece vs Romania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Greece
291.69 million tonnes
in 2024
Romania
269.68 million tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
27th
Romania rank
29th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Greece
- Romania
How they compare
Greece currently reports 291.69 million tonnes against 269.68 million tonnes in Romania, a difference of 22.01 million tonnes.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Romania ahead.
Greece ranks 27th and Romania ranks 29th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 110,846 tonnes | 241,713 tonnes | 130,867 tonnes | Romania |
| 1930s | 758,743 tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | 406,812 tonnes | Romania |
| 1940s | 1.63 million tonnes | 3.20 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1950s | 4.05 million tonnes | 8.31 million tonnes | 4.26 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1960s | 13.28 million tonnes | 25.09 million tonnes | 11.81 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 39.40 million tonnes | 65.73 million tonnes | 26.33 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 92.23 million tonnes | 128.91 million tonnes | 36.68 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 150.96 million tonnes | 173.83 million tonnes | 22.87 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 214.55 million tonnes | 203.32 million tonnes | 11.24 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 260.82 million tonnes | 235.58 million tonnes | 25.24 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2020s | 285.69 million tonnes | 262.19 million tonnes | 23.51 million tonnes | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Greece or Romania?
- Greece, at 291.69 million tonnes against 269.68 million tonnes in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Greece and Romania?
- 22.01 million tonnes, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Romania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Greece ranks 27th and Romania ranks 29th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.