Croatia vs Romania: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Croatia
0.5482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Romania
0.5357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Croatia rank
44th
Romania rank
45th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Croatia
  • Romania
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 0.5482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Romania, a difference of 0.0125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 44th and Romania ranks 45th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 11 and Romania in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Romania Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Croatia
1860s 0.071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Croatia
1870s 0.0761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Croatia
1880s 0.0844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Croatia
1890s 0.0752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Croatia
1900s 0.0657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Croatia
1910s 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Croatia
1920s 0.1498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1930s 0.1537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1940s 0.2082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1950s 0.3589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1960s 0.5442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1970s 0.7045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1980s 0.7404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Romania
1990s 0.5373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Croatia
2000s 0.6014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Croatia
2010s 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Croatia
2020s 0.577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Croatia or Romania?
Croatia, at 0.5482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Croatia and Romania?
0.0125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Romania?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Romania rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Croatia ranks 44th and Romania ranks 45th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.