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