Brazil vs Romania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Brazil
2.71 billion tonnes
in 2024
Romania
2.62 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
27th
Romania rank
30th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Brazil
- Romania
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.71 billion tonnes against 2.62 billion tonnes in Romania, a difference of 89.87 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 27th and Romania ranks 30th of 179 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 13 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 967,144 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 967,144 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1860s | 3.75 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1870s | 11.19 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 11.19 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1880s | 21.37 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | 20.12 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1890s | 39.32 million tonnes | 7.77 million tonnes | 31.55 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1900s | 65.21 million tonnes | 15.39 million tonnes | 49.82 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1910s | 105.42 million tonnes | 21.91 million tonnes | 83.51 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1920s | 145.62 million tonnes | 40.80 million tonnes | 104.82 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1930s | 199.72 million tonnes | 71.57 million tonnes | 128.15 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1940s | 257.57 million tonnes | 98.47 million tonnes | 159.10 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1950s | 320.10 million tonnes | 161.73 million tonnes | 158.37 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1960s | 375.37 million tonnes | 325.65 million tonnes | 49.73 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 467.11 million tonnes | 656.12 million tonnes | 189.01 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 674.79 million tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | 537.94 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.07 billion tonnes | 1.79 billion tonnes | 720.91 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.55 billion tonnes | 2.14 billion tonnes | 587.05 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 2.13 billion tonnes | 2.46 billion tonnes | 327.33 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.60 billion tonnes | 2.60 billion tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Brazil or Romania?
- Brazil, at 2.71 billion tonnes against 2.62 billion tonnes in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Brazil and Romania?
- 89.87 million tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Romania?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Romania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Brazil ranks 27th and Romania ranks 30th of 179 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 coal. 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 coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.