Malaysia vs Romania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Malaysia
2.93 billion tonnes
in 2024
Romania
2.90 billion tonnes
in 2024
Malaysia rank
33rd
Romania rank
34th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Malaysia
- Romania
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.93 billion tonnes against 2.90 billion tonnes in Romania, a difference of 37.80 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 134 shared years of data; in 1890 it was Romania ahead.
Malaysia ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 2.72 million tonnes | 2.72 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 13.17 million tonnes | 13.17 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1910s | 538,242 tonnes | 53.74 million tonnes | 53.20 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1920s | 8.71 million tonnes | 99.57 million tonnes | 90.86 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1930s | 24.58 million tonnes | 267.66 million tonnes | 243.07 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1940s | 28.67 million tonnes | 453.39 million tonnes | 424.72 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1950s | 57.81 million tonnes | 573.60 million tonnes | 515.79 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1960s | 112.08 million tonnes | 746.99 million tonnes | 634.91 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 235.89 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 837.19 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 464.47 million tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 857.04 million tonnes | 2.03 billion tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.46 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 894.53 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 2.19 billion tonnes | 2.62 billion tonnes | 424.87 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.78 billion tonnes | 2.83 billion tonnes | 48.53 million tonnes | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Malaysia or Romania?
- Malaysia, at 2.93 billion tonnes against 2.90 billion tonnes in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Malaysia and Romania?
- 37.80 million tonnes, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Romania?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Romania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd 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.