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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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