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
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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

Indicator
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 19,494 data points, 1880–2024
Last refreshed

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.