Romania vs Taiwan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Romania
8.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan
10.09 billion tonnes
in 2024
Romania rank
29th
Taiwan rank
27th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Romania
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 10.09 billion tonnes against 8.86 billion tonnes in Romania, a difference of 1.23 billion tonnes.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 29th and Taiwan ranks 27th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 17 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5,496 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 5,496 tonnes | Romania |
| 1860s | 71,814 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 71,814 tonnes | Romania |
| 1870s | 394,979 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 394,979 tonnes | Romania |
| 1880s | 2.21 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1890s | 10.49 million tonnes | 47,632 tonnes | 10.45 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1900s | 28.56 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 27.08 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1910s | 73.85 million tonnes | 8.30 million tonnes | 65.55 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1920s | 143.57 million tonnes | 36.42 million tonnes | 107.16 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1930s | 362.97 million tonnes | 79.34 million tonnes | 283.64 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1940s | 607.52 million tonnes | 135.24 million tonnes | 472.28 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1950s | 864.06 million tonnes | 187.97 million tonnes | 676.09 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1960s | 1.43 billion tonnes | 311.72 million tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 2.63 billion tonnes | 627.86 million tonnes | 2.00 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 4.50 billion tonnes | 1.33 billion tonnes | 3.17 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 6.17 billion tonnes | 2.58 billion tonnes | 3.58 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 7.23 billion tonnes | 4.77 billion tonnes | 2.46 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 8.14 billion tonnes | 7.48 billion tonnes | 668.78 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2020s | 8.72 billion tonnes | 9.56 billion tonnes | 833.97 million tonnes | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Romania or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 10.09 billion tonnes against 8.86 billion tonnes in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Romania and Taiwan?
- 1.23 billion tonnes, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Taiwan?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Taiwan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Romania ranks 29th and Taiwan ranks 27th 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.