Romania vs Taiwan: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Romania
0.0048 °C
in 2024
Taiwan
0.0052 °C
in 2024
Romania rank
35th
Taiwan rank
32nd
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Romania
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.0052 °C against 0.0048 °C in Romania, a difference of 0.0004 °C.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 35th and Taiwan ranks 32nd of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 17 and Taiwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Romania |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Romania |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Romania |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Romania |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Romania |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Romania |
| 1910s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | Romania |
| 1920s | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | 0.0002 °C | Romania |
| 1930s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0004 °C | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0006 °C | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0007 °C | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0009 °C | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.0019 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0014 °C | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.0029 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0021 °C | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.0037 °C | 0.0014 °C | 0.0022 °C | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.004 °C | 0.0025 °C | 0.0015 °C | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.0044 °C | 0.0039 °C | 0.0005 °C | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.0047 °C | 0.0049 °C | 0.0002 °C | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Romania or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.0052 °C against 0.0048 °C in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Romania and Taiwan?
- 0.0004 °C, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Taiwan?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Taiwan rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Romania ranks 35th and Taiwan ranks 32nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.