Belgium vs Romania: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Belgium
0.5%
in 2024
Romania
0.5%
in 2024
Belgium rank
32nd
Romania rank
29th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Belgium
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 29th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 0.2% | 1.8% | Belgium |
| 1940s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | Belgium |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 0.5% | 1.7% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Belgium or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Belgium and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Romania?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Romania rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Belgium ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 29th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.