Netherlands vs Romania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Netherlands
13.33 billion tonnes
in 2024
Romania
11.85 billion tonnes
in 2024
Netherlands rank
33rd
Romania rank
36th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Netherlands
- Romania
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 13.33 billion tonnes against 11.85 billion tonnes in Romania, a difference of 1.47 billion tonnes.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 36th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 103.26 million tonnes | 35.15 million tonnes | 68.11 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 171.13 million tonnes | 172.40 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1870s | 297.83 million tonnes | 397.75 million tonnes | 99.92 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1880s | 470.36 million tonnes | 613.92 million tonnes | 143.56 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1890s | 686.90 million tonnes | 820.79 million tonnes | 133.89 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1900s | 935.75 million tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | 110.35 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1910s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 50.92 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1920s | 1.55 billion tonnes | 1.60 billion tonnes | 50.16 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1930s | 2.00 billion tonnes | 2.18 billion tonnes | 188.82 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1940s | 2.41 billion tonnes | 2.66 billion tonnes | 253.95 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1950s | 2.94 billion tonnes | 3.23 billion tonnes | 286.38 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1960s | 3.74 billion tonnes | 4.18 billion tonnes | 434.33 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 5.08 billion tonnes | 5.60 billion tonnes | 527.09 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 6.68 billion tonnes | 7.60 billion tonnes | 923.02 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 8.32 billion tonnes | 9.31 billion tonnes | 984.77 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 10.14 billion tonnes | 10.35 billion tonnes | 212.84 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 11.92 billion tonnes | 11.23 billion tonnes | 687.10 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 13.07 billion tonnes | 11.75 billion tonnes | 1.32 billion tonnes | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Netherlands or Romania?
- Netherlands, at 13.33 billion tonnes against 11.85 billion tonnes in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Netherlands and Romania?
- 1.47 billion tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Romania?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Romania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Netherlands ranks 33rd 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.