Romania vs Zimbabwe: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Romania
0.4229 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.5085 tonnes per person
in 2024
Romania rank
56th
Zimbabwe rank
54th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Romania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.5085 tonnes per person against 0.4229 tonnes per person in Romania, a difference of 0.0856 tonnes per person.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Romania ranks 56th and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 179 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0614 tonnes per person | 0.2111 tonnes per person | 0.1497 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 0.0503 tonnes per person | 0.6189 tonnes per person | 0.5685 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 0.2502 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.8848 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 0.1697 tonnes per person | 0.9842 tonnes per person | 0.8144 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 0.1686 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 0.6086 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 0.6627 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 1.2 tonnes per person | 0.9499 tonnes per person | 0.2539 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.98 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | 0.7887 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 3.03 tonnes per person | 1.12 tonnes per person | 1.91 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.78 tonnes per person | 1.07 tonnes per person | 0.7087 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.67 tonnes per person | 0.655 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.27 tonnes per person | 0.4763 tonnes per person | 0.7924 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.6389 tonnes per person | 0.431 tonnes per person | 0.208 tonnes per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Romania or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.5085 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 Romania and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0856 tonnes per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zimbabwe?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Zimbabwe rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Romania ranks 56th and Zimbabwe ranks 54th 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.