North Korea vs Romania: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
North Korea
78.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Romania
85.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
North Korea rank
52nd
Romania rank
50th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- North Korea
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 85.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 78.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in North Korea, a difference of 7.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 52nd and Romania ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1860s | 8.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1870s | 8.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1880s | 8.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1890s | 8.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1900s | 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | North Korea |
| 1910s | 8.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1920s | 10.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1930s | 15.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1940s | 16.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1950s | 11.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1960s | 50.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1970s | 118.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 184.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1980s | 175.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 227.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1990s | 105.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 2000s | 91.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 2010s | 71.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 2020s | 77.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, North Korea or Romania?
- Romania, at 85.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 78.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between North Korea and Romania?
- 7.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Romania rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- North Korea ranks 52nd and Romania ranks 50th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.