Romania vs South Africa: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Romania
2.90 billion tonnes
in 2024
South Africa
2.61 billion tonnes
in 2024
Romania rank
34th
South Africa rank
35th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Romania
- South Africa
How they compare
Romania currently reports 2.90 billion tonnes against 2.61 billion tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 281.95 million tonnes.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 141 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1.12 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1890s | 2.72 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 2.72 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1900s | 13.17 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 13.17 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1910s | 51.91 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 51.91 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1920s | 99.57 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 99.57 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1930s | 267.66 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 267.66 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1940s | 453.39 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 453.39 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1950s | 573.60 million tonnes | 35.46 million tonnes | 538.14 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1960s | 746.99 million tonnes | 141.63 million tonnes | 605.36 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.07 billion tonnes | 392.03 million tonnes | 681.05 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.59 billion tonnes | 782.77 million tonnes | 805.10 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 2.03 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | 846.16 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 2.35 billion tonnes | 1.56 billion tonnes | 795.97 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 2.62 billion tonnes | 2.09 billion tonnes | 525.27 million tonnes | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.83 billion tonnes | 2.50 billion tonnes | 331.01 million tonnes | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Romania or South Africa?
- Romania, at 2.90 billion tonnes against 2.61 billion tonnes in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Romania and South Africa?
- 281.95 million tonnes, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2024.
- How do Romania and South Africa rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Romania ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 35th 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.