Romania vs Netherlands
Romania vs Netherlands: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 3.72 tonnes in Romania and 6.6 tonnes in Netherlands, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 2.88 tonnes, or 1.77 times that in Romania.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Romania ranked 77 and Netherlands ranked 36 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Romania | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.72 | 6.6 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 3.69 | 6.88 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 3.97 | 7.52 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 4.22 | 8.32 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 3.93 | 8.15 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 4.19 | 9.11 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 4.26 | 9.47 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 4.18 | 9.82 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 4 | 10.03 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 4.05 | 10 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 3.97 | 9.59 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 3.98 | 10.08 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 4.37 | 10.24 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 4.46 | 10.43 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 4.12 | 11.2 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 4.21 | 10.57 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 5.13 | 10.94 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 5.13 | 10.92 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 5.23 | 10.87 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 4.9 | 11.16 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 4.92 | 11.47 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 5 | 11.36 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 4.76 | 11.26 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 4.72 | 11.31 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 4.35 | 11.11 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 4.15 | 11.14 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 4.84 | 11.51 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 5.51 | 11.54 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 6.04 | 12.1 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 5.88 | 11.49 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 5.64 | 11.27 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 5.76 | 11.27 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 6.07 | 11.13 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 6.61 | 11.34 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 8.09 | 11.02 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 9.28 | 10.75 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 9.39 | 10.59 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 9.25 | 10.66 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 8.97 | 10.44 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 8.76 | 10.33 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 8.84 | 10.08 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 8.99 | 9.7 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 8.92 | 10.05 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 9 | 10.82 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 9.01 | 10.96 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 9.16 | 11.59 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 9 | 11 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 8.36 | 10.72 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 8.06 | 10.95 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 7.41 | 10.24 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 6.93 | 10.98 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 6.88 | 11.66 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 6.35 | 11.29 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 6.15 | 10.21 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 6.17 | 10.29 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Romania vs Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyRomania: 75.9 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRomania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRomania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRomania: 82.1% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionRomania: 2.36% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateRomania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRomania: 19.1 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthRomania: -0.53% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRomania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRomania: 52.2% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageRomania: 42.6 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRomania: 19.8% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateRomania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRomania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRomania: $8.81B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personRomania: $513 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRomania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRomania: 128,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerRomania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersRomania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRomania: 421 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRomania: 132 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025