Azerbaijan vs Romania: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Azerbaijan
4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Romania
4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
77th
Romania rank
80th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Azerbaijan
- Romania
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Romania, a difference of 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 77th and Romania ranks 80th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1860s | 0.2173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1870s | 0.2632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1880s | 0.3488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1890s | 0.5108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1900s | 0.7417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1910s | 0.7567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1920s | 0.5576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1930s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1940s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1950s | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1960s | 5.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1970s | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 7.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Azerbaijan or Romania?
- Azerbaijan, at 4.75 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Azerbaijan and Romania?
- 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Romania rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Azerbaijan ranks 77th and Romania ranks 80th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.