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
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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

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.