China vs Romania: Per capita methane emissions
China
1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Romania
1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
China rank
72nd
Romania rank
71st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- China
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in China, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
China ranks 72nd and Romania ranks 71st of 199 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1860s | 0.6162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1870s | 0.6174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1880s | 0.6191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1890s | 0.6204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1900s | 0.6244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1910s | 0.6276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1920s | 0.6308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1930s | 0.6361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.6358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.6547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.6922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.7192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.7274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.8247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.9526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, China or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between China and Romania?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do China and Romania rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- China ranks 72nd and Romania ranks 71st 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.