Romania vs Slovakia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Romania
2.62 billion tonnes
in 2024
Slovakia
2.70 billion tonnes
in 2024
Romania rank
30th
Slovakia rank
28th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Romania
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 2.70 billion tonnes against 2.62 billion tonnes in Romania, a difference of 76.70 million tonnes.
Across all 165 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 30th and Slovakia ranks 28th of 179 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 2.83 million tonnes | 2.83 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 20.04 million tonnes | 20.04 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1880s | 1.25 million tonnes | 68.12 million tonnes | 66.87 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1890s | 7.77 million tonnes | 149.01 million tonnes | 141.24 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1900s | 15.39 million tonnes | 259.15 million tonnes | 243.76 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1910s | 21.91 million tonnes | 393.01 million tonnes | 371.10 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1920s | 40.80 million tonnes | 512.09 million tonnes | 471.29 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1930s | 71.57 million tonnes | 629.28 million tonnes | 557.70 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1940s | 98.47 million tonnes | 786.23 million tonnes | 687.76 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1950s | 161.73 million tonnes | 974.58 million tonnes | 812.85 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1960s | 325.65 million tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 924.11 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 656.12 million tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 930.81 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 1.94 billion tonnes | 724.56 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 1.79 billion tonnes | 2.23 billion tonnes | 445.58 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 2.14 billion tonnes | 2.43 billion tonnes | 287.33 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 2.46 billion tonnes | 2.59 billion tonnes | 128.24 million tonnes | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 2.60 billion tonnes | 2.68 billion tonnes | 78.55 million tonnes | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Romania or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 2.70 billion tonnes against 2.62 billion tonnes in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Romania and Slovakia?
- 76.70 million tonnes, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Slovakia?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Slovakia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Romania ranks 30th and Slovakia ranks 28th 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.