Belarus vs Romania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Belarus
3.03 billion tonnes
in 2024
Romania
2.90 billion tonnes
in 2024
Belarus rank
31st
Romania rank
34th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Belarus
- Romania
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 3.03 billion tonnes against 2.90 billion tonnes in Romania, a difference of 136.22 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Romania ahead.
Belarus ranks 31st and Romania ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 9 and Romania in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 5,496 tonnes | 5,496 tonnes | Romania |
| 1860s | 28,056 tonnes | 71,814 tonnes | 43,758 tonnes | Romania |
| 1870s | 358,663 tonnes | 394,979 tonnes | 36,316 tonnes | Romania |
| 1880s | 2.72 million tonnes | 964,509 tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1890s | 9.49 million tonnes | 2.72 million tonnes | 6.76 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1900s | 24.71 million tonnes | 13.17 million tonnes | 11.54 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1910s | 45.17 million tonnes | 51.91 million tonnes | 6.74 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1920s | 59.24 million tonnes | 99.57 million tonnes | 40.33 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1930s | 96.96 million tonnes | 267.66 million tonnes | 170.70 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1940s | 172.08 million tonnes | 453.39 million tonnes | 281.31 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1950s | 303.11 million tonnes | 573.60 million tonnes | 270.49 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1960s | 599.25 million tonnes | 746.99 million tonnes | 147.74 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.12 billion tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 45.15 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1980s | 1.86 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 271.59 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1990s | 2.47 billion tonnes | 2.03 billion tonnes | 436.91 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 2000s | 2.69 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 335.31 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 2010s | 2.86 billion tonnes | 2.62 billion tonnes | 248.67 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 2020s | 3.00 billion tonnes | 2.83 billion tonnes | 166.82 million tonnes | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Belarus or Romania?
- Belarus, at 3.03 billion tonnes against 2.90 billion tonnes in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Belarus and Romania?
- 136.22 million tonnes, with Belarus 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 from oil?
- Belarus ranks 31st and Romania ranks 34th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.