Romania vs Uzbekistan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Romania
4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uzbekistan
4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Romania rank
80th
Uzbekistan rank
79th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Romania
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Romania, a difference of 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 80th and Uzbekistan ranks 79th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 12 and Uzbekistan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1860s | 0.3199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1870s | 0.3259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1880s | 0.369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1890s | 0.4606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1900s | 0.6612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1910s | 0.8718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1920s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1930s | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1940s | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1950s | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1960s | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 1970s | 8.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 10.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 5.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3229 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, Romania or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 4.6 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 Romania and Uzbekistan?
- 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Uzbekistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Uzbekistan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Romania ranks 80th and Uzbekistan ranks 79th 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.