Maldives vs Romania: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Maldives
4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Romania
4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Maldives rank
103rd
Romania rank
104th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Maldives
- Romania
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Romania, a difference of 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.
Maldives ranks 103rd and Romania ranks 104th of 198 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1860s | 0.0448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1870s | 0.0471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1880s | 0.0512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1890s | 0.0548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1900s | 0.0569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1910s | 0.0661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1920s | 0.0798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1930s | 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.1187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.1187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.0932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.1851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.5322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6519 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, Maldives or Romania?
- Maldives, at 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.75 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 Maldives and Romania?
- 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Romania rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Maldives ranks 103rd and Romania ranks 104th of 198 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.