Montenegro vs Romania: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Montenegro
4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Romania
4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Montenegro rank
82nd
Romania rank
80th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Montenegro
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Montenegro, a difference of 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.
Montenegro ranks 82nd and Romania ranks 80th of 198 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1860s | 0.0379 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1870s | 0.0359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1880s | 0.0343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1890s | 0.0448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1900s | 0.0663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1910s | 0.0656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1920s | 0.309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1930s | 0.4465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.5167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1950s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1960s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1970s | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0412 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, excluding land use and forestry, Montenegro or Romania?
- Romania, at 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Montenegro as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Montenegro and Romania?
- 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Montenegro and Romania rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Montenegro ranks 82nd 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.