Romania vs Uruguay: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Romania
2.48 tonnes per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.51 tonnes per person
in 2024
Romania rank
123rd
Uruguay rank
120th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Romania
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 2.51 tonnes per person against 2.48 tonnes per person in Romania, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Uruguay ahead.
Romania ranks 123rd and Uruguay ranks 120th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 8 and Uruguay in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.76 tonnes per person | 13.48 tonnes per person | 10.71 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 2.58 tonnes per person | 11.9 tonnes per person | 9.33 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 2.37 tonnes per person | 9.59 tonnes per person | 7.22 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 2.1 tonnes per person | 10.05 tonnes per person | 7.96 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 1.92 tonnes per person | 9.46 tonnes per person | 7.54 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 2.24 tonnes per person | 7.49 tonnes per person | 5.25 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 1.56 tonnes per person | 6.04 tonnes per person | 4.48 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 3.85 tonnes per person | 4.57 tonnes per person | 0.7188 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 3.8 tonnes per person | 3.64 tonnes per person | 0.1603 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1940s | 2.62 tonnes per person | 3.02 tonnes per person | 0.3929 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 4.35 tonnes per person | 3.74 tonnes per person | 0.609 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1960s | 5.87 tonnes per person | 0.9376 tonnes per person | 4.93 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1970s | 8.2 tonnes per person | -0.3396 tonnes per person | 8.54 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 9.36 tonnes per person | -0.3674 tonnes per person | 9.73 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 5.56 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 4.48 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 4.54 tonnes per person | 4.11 tonnes per person | 0.4379 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 3.92 tonnes per person | 5.01 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.9 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | 0.3988 tonnes per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Romania or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 2.51 tonnes per person against 2.48 tonnes per person in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Romania and Uruguay?
- 0.03 tonnes per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Uruguay?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Uruguay rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Romania ranks 123rd and Uruguay ranks 120th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.