Kazakhstan vs Romania: Nitrous oxide emissions
Kazakhstan
11.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Romania
10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
50th
Romania rank
53rd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Kazakhstan
- Romania
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 11.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Romania, a difference of 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 50th and Romania ranks 53rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 15 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 472,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 509,385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 607,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 750,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 721,421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 3.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 683,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 981,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 5.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 5.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 6.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 9.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 11.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1970s | 13.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1980s | 14.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1990s | 12.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 355,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 9.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 10.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 761,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 11.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Kazakhstan or Romania?
- Kazakhstan, at 11.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Kazakhstan and Romania?
- 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Romania rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 50th and Romania ranks 53rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.