Czechia vs Romania: Greenhouse gas emissions
Czechia
84.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Romania
90.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Czechia rank
67th
Romania rank
64th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Czechia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 90.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 84.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Czechia, a difference of 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.
Czechia ranks 67th and Romania ranks 64th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 11 and Romania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 16.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1860s | 20.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1870s | 28.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1880s | 39.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1890s | 52.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1900s | 63.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1910s | 62.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1920s | 54.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 304,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1930s | 50.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 73.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1940s | 64.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1950s | 93.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1960s | 143.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 140.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 1970s | 198.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 222.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1980s | 211.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 267.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1990s | 158.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 2000s | 141.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 128.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 2010s | 128.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
| 2020s | 99.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Czechia or Romania?
- Romania, at 90.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 84.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Czechia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Czechia and Romania?
- 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Czechia and Romania rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Czechia ranks 67th and Romania ranks 64th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.