Panama vs Romania: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Panama
4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Romania
4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Panama rank
108th
Romania rank
105th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Panama
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Panama, a difference of 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 108th and Romania ranks 105th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 16 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 24.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1860s | 20.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1870s | 15.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1880s | 19.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1890s | 20.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1900s | 28.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1910s | 21.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1920s | 20.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1930s | 32.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1940s | 33.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1950s | 33.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1960s | 13.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1970s | 14.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1980s | 12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1990s | 8.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 2000s | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 2010s | 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Panama or Romania?
- Romania, at 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Panama and Romania?
- 0.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Romania rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Panama ranks 108th and Romania ranks 105th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.