South Korea vs Romania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas

South Korea
2.46 billion tonnes
in 2024
Romania
3.00 billion tonnes
in 2024
South Korea rank
22nd
Romania rank
19th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time

  • South Korea
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 3.00 billion tonnes against 2.46 billion tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 538.54 million tonnes.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

Across all 84 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 22nd and Romania ranks 19th of 146 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Romania Difference Ahead
1900s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1910s 0 tonnes 28,498 tonnes 28,498 tonnes Romania
1920s 0 tonnes 3.15 million tonnes 3.15 million tonnes Romania
1930s 0 tonnes 22.58 million tonnes 22.58 million tonnes Romania
1940s 0 tonnes 52.44 million tonnes 52.44 million tonnes Romania
1980s 3.46 million tonnes 1.61 billion tonnes 1.60 billion tonnes Romania
1990s 94.16 million tonnes 2.16 billion tonnes 2.06 billion tonnes Romania
2000s 505.59 million tonnes 2.50 billion tonnes 1.99 billion tonnes Romania
2010s 1.36 billion tonnes 2.78 billion tonnes 1.41 billion tonnes Romania
2020s 2.21 billion tonnes 2.96 billion tonnes 748.77 million tonnes Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, South Korea or Romania?
Romania, at 3.00 billion tonnes against 2.46 billion tonnes in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between South Korea and Romania?
538.54 million tonnes, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Romania?
84 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Romania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
South Korea ranks 22nd and Romania ranks 19th of 146 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 gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 14,474 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.