Niger vs Romania: Per capita methane emissions
Niger
1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Romania
1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niger rank
73rd
Romania rank
71st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Niger
- 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 Niger, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 73rd and Romania ranks 71st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 12 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1860s | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1870s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1880s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1890s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1900s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1910s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1920s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1930s | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1940s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1950s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1960s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.9745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0386 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, Niger or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Niger and Romania?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Romania rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Niger ranks 73rd 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.