Greece vs Romania: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil

Greece
0.3%
in 2024
Romania
0.3%
in 2024
Greece rank
46th
Romania rank
45th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Greece
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Greece, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Romania ahead.

Greece ranks 46th and Romania ranks 45th of 215 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Romania Difference Ahead
1860s 0.0% 1.1% 1.1% Romania
1870s 0.0% 0.9% 0.9% Romania
1880s 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% Romania
1890s 0.0% 0.7% 0.7% Romania
1900s 0.0% 2.1% 2.1% Romania
1910s 0.0% 2.1% 2.1% Romania
1920s 0.0% 1.5% 1.5% Romania
1930s 0.1% 3.3% 3.2% Romania
1940s 0.0% 1.4% 1.4% Romania
1950s 0.2% 0.6% 0.4% Romania
1960s 0.2% 0.5% 0.3% Romania
1970s 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% Romania
1980s 0.4% 0.6% 0.3% Romania
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Greece
2000s 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% Greece
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Greece
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Greece or Romania?
Romania, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Greece and Romania?
0.0%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
144 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
How do Greece and Romania rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
Greece ranks 46th and Romania ranks 45th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 20,888 data points, 1855–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.