Romania vs Venezuela: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Romania
4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Venezuela
4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Romania rank
79th
Venezuela rank
77th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Romania
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Romania, a difference of 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Venezuela ahead.
Romania ranks 79th and Venezuela ranks 77th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 0.3199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 0.3259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 0.369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1890s | 0.4606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1900s | 0.6612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1910s | 0.8718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 8.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Romania or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Romania and Venezuela?
- 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Venezuela rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Romania ranks 79th and Venezuela ranks 77th 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.