Colombia vs Romania: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Colombia
0.4217 tonnes per person
in 2024
Romania
0.4229 tonnes per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
57th
Romania rank
56th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time
- Colombia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.4229 tonnes per person against 0.4217 tonnes per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.0012 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 57th and Romania ranks 56th of 179 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Romania in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0049 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0049 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.0128 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0128 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0.03 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.03 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.0513 tonnes per person | 0.0314 tonnes per person | 0.0198 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.0243 tonnes per person | 0.0826 tonnes per person | 0.0583 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1900s | 0.0147 tonnes per person | 0.0588 tonnes per person | 0.0441 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1910s | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0503 tonnes per person | 0.0414 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1920s | 0.0256 tonnes per person | 0.2502 tonnes per person | 0.2246 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1930s | 0.0924 tonnes per person | 0.1697 tonnes per person | 0.0773 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.1712 tonnes per person | 0.1686 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.311 tonnes per person | 0.6086 tonnes per person | 0.2975 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.4231 tonnes per person | 1.2 tonnes per person | 0.7808 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.3589 tonnes per person | 1.98 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.4088 tonnes per person | 3.03 tonnes per person | 2.62 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.3611 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.2301 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.3217 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 0.947 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.3861 tonnes per person | 0.6389 tonnes per person | 0.2528 tonnes per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Colombia or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.4229 tonnes per person against 0.4217 tonnes per person in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Colombia and Romania?
- 0.0012 tonnes per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Romania?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Romania rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Colombia ranks 57th and Romania ranks 56th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.