Romania vs United States of America: Land-use change — Emissions per capita

Romania
1.26 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
United States of America
0.06 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Romania rank
21st
United States of America rank
20th

Land-use change — Emissions per capita over time

  • Romania
  • United States of America
00.511.5199020062023

How they compare

Romania currently reports 1.26 t CO2eq/cap against 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in United States of America, a difference of 1.2 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Romania's figure about 21.0 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

Romania ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 20th of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.01 t CO2eq/cap 0.258 t CO2eq/cap 0.248 t CO2eq/cap United States of America
2000s 0.001 t CO2eq/cap 0.024 t CO2eq/cap 0.023 t CO2eq/cap United States of America
2010s 0.21 t CO2eq/cap 0.119 t CO2eq/cap 0.091 t CO2eq/cap Romania
2020s 1.02 t CO2eq/cap 0.1175 t CO2eq/cap 0.905 t CO2eq/cap Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land-use change — emissions per capita, Romania or United States of America?
Romania, at 1.26 t CO2eq/cap against 0.06 t CO2eq/cap in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in land-use change — emissions per capita between Romania and United States of America?
1.2 t CO2eq/cap, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Romania and United States of America rank globally for land-use change — emissions per capita?
Romania ranks 21st and United States of America ranks 20th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land-use change — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.