Romania vs Thailand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Romania
2.62 billion tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
1.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Romania rank
30th
Thailand rank
33rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Romania
- Thailand
How they compare
Romania currently reports 2.62 billion tonnes against 1.86 billion tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 758.56 million tonnes.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.4 times Thailand's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 179 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 161.73 million tonnes | 522,372 tonnes | 161.21 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1960s | 325.65 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | 323.59 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 656.12 million tonnes | 6.33 million tonnes | 649.79 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 30.35 million tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.79 billion tonnes | 198.40 million tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 2.14 billion tonnes | 572.73 million tonnes | 1.57 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 2.46 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.60 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 864.69 million tonnes | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Romania or Thailand?
- Romania, at 2.62 billion tonnes against 1.86 billion tonnes in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Romania and Thailand?
- 758.56 million tonnes, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Thailand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Thailand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Romania ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 33rd 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.