Kazakhstan vs Romania: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Kazakhstan
0.4%
in 2024
Romania
0.3%
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
50th
Romania rank
53rd
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Kazakhstan
- Romania
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 50th and Romania ranks 53rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 15 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Kazakhstan or Romania?
- Kazakhstan, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Kazakhstan and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Romania rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 50th and Romania ranks 53rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.