Romania vs Yemen: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Romania
34.32 million tonnes
in 2024
Yemen
46.06 million tonnes
in 2024
Romania rank
49th
Yemen rank
47th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Romania
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 46.06 million tonnes against 34.32 million tonnes in Romania, a difference of 11.74 million tonnes.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 49th and Yemen ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.19 million tonnes | 2.89 million tonnes | 5.30 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 16.47 million tonnes | 13.40 million tonnes | 3.07 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 26.63 million tonnes | 34.03 million tonnes | 7.40 million tonnes | Yemen |
| 2020s | 32.73 million tonnes | 44.09 million tonnes | 11.36 million tonnes | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Romania or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 46.06 million tonnes against 34.32 million tonnes in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Romania and Yemen?
- 11.74 million tonnes, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Yemen?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Yemen rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Romania ranks 49th and Yemen ranks 47th 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 from flaring. 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 flaring since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.