Belarus vs Romania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Belarus
10.07 billion tonnes
in 2024
Romania
11.85 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belarus rank
38th
Romania rank
36th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Belarus
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 11.85 billion tonnes against 10.07 billion tonnes in Belarus, a difference of 1.78 billion tonnes.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 38th and Romania ranks 36th of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 13 and Romania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Romania Difference Ahead
1850s 135.87 million tonnes 35.15 million tonnes 100.72 million tonnes Belarus
1860s 371.57 million tonnes 172.40 million tonnes 199.17 million tonnes Belarus
1870s 772.03 million tonnes 397.75 million tonnes 374.28 million tonnes Belarus
1880s 1.18 billion tonnes 613.92 million tonnes 568.95 million tonnes Belarus
1890s 1.60 billion tonnes 820.79 million tonnes 783.01 million tonnes Belarus
1900s 2.04 billion tonnes 1.05 billion tonnes 994.48 million tonnes Belarus
1910s 2.48 billion tonnes 1.28 billion tonnes 1.20 billion tonnes Belarus
1920s 2.90 billion tonnes 1.60 billion tonnes 1.30 billion tonnes Belarus
1930s 3.36 billion tonnes 2.18 billion tonnes 1.17 billion tonnes Belarus
1940s 3.86 billion tonnes 2.66 billion tonnes 1.20 billion tonnes Belarus
1950s 4.37 billion tonnes 3.23 billion tonnes 1.14 billion tonnes Belarus
1960s 5.05 billion tonnes 4.18 billion tonnes 871.33 million tonnes Belarus
1970s 5.93 billion tonnes 5.60 billion tonnes 330.37 million tonnes Belarus
1980s 7.08 billion tonnes 7.60 billion tonnes 518.26 million tonnes Romania
1990s 8.19 billion tonnes 9.31 billion tonnes 1.12 billion tonnes Romania
2000s 8.87 billion tonnes 10.35 billion tonnes 1.49 billion tonnes Romania
2010s 9.51 billion tonnes 11.23 billion tonnes 1.72 billion tonnes Romania
2020s 9.97 billion tonnes 11.75 billion tonnes 1.79 billion tonnes Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Belarus or Romania?
Romania, at 11.85 billion tonnes against 10.07 billion tonnes in Belarus as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Belarus and Romania?
1.78 billion tonnes, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Romania?
167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Romania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Belarus ranks 38th and Romania ranks 36th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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 including land-use change
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
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.