Kazakhstan vs Romania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Kazakhstan
3.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Romania
2.90 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
32nd
Romania rank
34th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Kazakhstan
- Romania
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 3.01 billion tonnes against 2.90 billion tonnes in Romania, a difference of 117.49 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Romania ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 5,496 tonnes | 5,496 tonnes | Romania |
| 1860s | 3,775 tonnes | 71,814 tonnes | 68,039 tonnes | Romania |
| 1870s | 62,915 tonnes | 394,979 tonnes | 332,064 tonnes | Romania |
| 1880s | 845,189 tonnes | 964,509 tonnes | 119,320 tonnes | Romania |
| 1890s | 4.51 million tonnes | 2.72 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 13.00 million tonnes | 13.17 million tonnes | 170,474 tonnes | Romania |
| 1910s | 21.71 million tonnes | 51.91 million tonnes | 30.19 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1920s | 28.30 million tonnes | 99.57 million tonnes | 71.27 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1930s | 45.47 million tonnes | 267.66 million tonnes | 222.19 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1940s | 75.85 million tonnes | 453.39 million tonnes | 377.54 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1950s | 121.74 million tonnes | 573.60 million tonnes | 451.86 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1960s | 267.44 million tonnes | 746.99 million tonnes | 479.55 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 630.40 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 442.68 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 354.51 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.72 billion tonnes | 2.03 billion tonnes | 319.36 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 2.05 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 305.22 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 2.50 billion tonnes | 2.62 billion tonnes | 113.10 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.88 billion tonnes | 2.83 billion tonnes | 49.70 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Kazakhstan or Romania?
- Kazakhstan, at 3.01 billion tonnes against 2.90 billion tonnes in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Kazakhstan and Romania?
- 117.49 million tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Romania?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Romania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Kazakhstan ranks 32nd 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.