Greece vs Romania: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Greece
0.48 tonnes per person
in 2024
Romania
0.4229 tonnes per person
in 2024
Greece rank
55th
Romania rank
56th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Greece
- Romania
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.48 tonnes per person against 0.4229 tonnes per person in Romania, a difference of 0.0571 tonnes per person.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 55th and Romania ranks 56th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 9 and Romania in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0414 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0414 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1870s | 0.0452 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0452 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1880s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0438 tonnes per person | 0.043 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1890s | 0.0729 tonnes per person | 0.0849 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1900s | 0.0808 tonnes per person | 0.0588 tonnes per person | 0.022 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1910s | 0.0688 tonnes per person | 0.0542 tonnes per person | 0.0146 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1920s | 0.2236 tonnes per person | 0.2502 tonnes per person | 0.0266 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1930s | 0.2872 tonnes per person | 0.1697 tonnes per person | 0.1175 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 1940s | 0.0341 tonnes per person | 0.1686 tonnes per person | 0.1345 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.1791 tonnes per person | 0.6086 tonnes per person | 0.4295 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.6135 tonnes per person | 1.2 tonnes per person | 0.5903 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.98 tonnes per person | 0.8742 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 2.17 tonnes per person | 3.03 tonnes per person | 0.8609 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 3.92 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 2.14 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 4.12 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 2.94 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.7566 tonnes per person | 0.6389 tonnes per person | 0.1177 tonnes per person | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Greece or Romania?
- Greece, at 0.48 tonnes per person against 0.4229 tonnes per person in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Greece and Romania?
- 0.0571 tonnes per person, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Romania rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Greece ranks 55th 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 from coal. 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.