Netherlands vs Romania: Share of global methane emissions
Netherlands
0.2%
in 2024
Romania
0.2%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
75th
Romania rank
72nd
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Netherlands
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.
Netherlands ranks 75th and Romania ranks 72nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Romania |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Romania |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Romania |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Romania |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Romania |
| 1900s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Romania |
| 1910s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Romania |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Netherlands or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Netherlands and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Romania rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Netherlands ranks 75th and Romania ranks 72nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.