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