Romania vs Ukraine: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Romania
0.5357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ukraine
0.5353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Romania rank
45th
Ukraine rank
46th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Romania
- Ukraine
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.5357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ukraine ahead.
Romania ranks 45th and Ukraine ranks 46th of 201 countries.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1860s | 0.0576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 0.0643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 0.0748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 0.0679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 0.0812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 0.1526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 0.1539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 0.2209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 0.4007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 0.6629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 0.8549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 0.8834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 0.5257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 0.4495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.5059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.5431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Romania or Ukraine?
- Romania, at 0.5357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Romania and Ukraine?
- 0.0004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Ukraine?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Ukraine rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Romania ranks 45th and Ukraine ranks 46th 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.