France vs Romania: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
France
4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Romania
4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
France rank
80th
Romania rank
79th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- France
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was France ahead.
France ranks 80th and Romania ranks 79th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 17 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1860s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1870s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1880s | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1890s | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1900s | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1910s | 4.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1920s | 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1930s | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1940s | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1950s | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1960s | 9.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1970s | 11.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1980s | 8.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 7.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2000s | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2010s | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2020s | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, France or Romania?
- Romania, at 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between France and Romania?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do France and Romania rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- France ranks 80th and Romania ranks 79th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.