Burkina Faso vs Romania: Methane emissions
Burkina Faso
22.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Romania
21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
68th
Romania rank
71st
Methane emissions over time
- Burkina Faso
- Romania
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 22.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Romania, a difference of 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 68th and Romania ranks 71st of 199 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1860s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1870s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1880s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1890s | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1900s | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1910s | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1920s | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1930s | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1940s | 3.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1950s | 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1960s | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1970s | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1980s | 7.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1990s | 10.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 2000s | 14.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 2010s | 19.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 2020s | 21.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 454,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Burkina Faso or Romania?
- Burkina Faso, at 22.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Burkina Faso and Romania?
- 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Romania rank globally for methane emissions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 68th and Romania ranks 71st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.