Romania vs South Africa: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square

Romania
0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania rank
77th
South Africa rank
75th

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time

  • Romania
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Romania, a difference of 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 77th and South Africa ranks 75th of 203 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Romania
1980s 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Romania
1990s 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Romania
2000s 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Romania
2010s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Romania
2020s 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, Romania or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between Romania and South Africa?
0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Romania and South Africa rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
Romania ranks 77th and South Africa ranks 75th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre
Unit
Mt CO2e per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 12,804 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.