New Zealand vs Romania: Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions
New Zealand
65,892 tonnes
in 2022
Romania
70,162 tonnes
in 2022
New Zealand rank
78th
Romania rank
76th
Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions over time
- New Zealand
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 70,162 tonnes against 65,892 tonnes in New Zealand, a difference of 4,270 tonnes.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Romania ahead.
New Zealand ranks 78th and Romania ranks 76th of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 25.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 4.97 tonnes | 1,629 tonnes | 1,624 tonnes | Romania |
| 1760s | 5.77 tonnes | 1,745 tonnes | 1,739 tonnes | Romania |
| 1770s | 6.69 tonnes | 1,870 tonnes | 1,863 tonnes | Romania |
| 1780s | 7.75 tonnes | 2,003 tonnes | 1,996 tonnes | Romania |
| 1790s | 8.97 tonnes | 2,146 tonnes | 2,137 tonnes | Romania |
| 1800s | 10.37 tonnes | 2,299 tonnes | 2,288 tonnes | Romania |
| 1810s | 11.97 tonnes | 2,459 tonnes | 2,447 tonnes | Romania |
| 1820s | 13.78 tonnes | 2,671 tonnes | 2,657 tonnes | Romania |
| 1830s | 15.83 tonnes | 2,894 tonnes | 2,878 tonnes | Romania |
| 1840s | 18.13 tonnes | 3,062 tonnes | 3,044 tonnes | Romania |
| 1850s | 23.78 tonnes | 3,273 tonnes | 3,249 tonnes | Romania |
| 1860s | 46.92 tonnes | 3,629 tonnes | 3,582 tonnes | Romania |
| 1870s | 886.13 tonnes | 4,118 tonnes | 3,232 tonnes | Romania |
| 1880s | 9,813 tonnes | 9,324 tonnes | 488.81 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 15,947 tonnes | 19,585 tonnes | 3,638 tonnes | Romania |
| 1900s | 32,518 tonnes | 30,295 tonnes | 2,223 tonnes | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 43,811 tonnes | 44,147 tonnes | 335.75 tonnes | Romania |
| 1920s | 35,596 tonnes | 106,310 tonnes | 70,714 tonnes | Romania |
| 1930s | 35,338 tonnes | 202,901 tonnes | 167,563 tonnes | Romania |
| 1940s | 44,773 tonnes | 148,984 tonnes | 104,211 tonnes | Romania |
| 1950s | 61,503 tonnes | 236,575 tonnes | 175,072 tonnes | Romania |
| 1960s | 81,590 tonnes | 427,670 tonnes | 346,080 tonnes | Romania |
| 1970s | 102,876 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 967,726 tonnes | Romania |
| 1980s | 80,247 tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | Romania |
| 1990s | 74,072 tonnes | 663,139 tonnes | 589,067 tonnes | Romania |
| 2000s | 89,577 tonnes | 541,520 tonnes | 451,943 tonnes | Romania |
| 2010s | 83,037 tonnes | 183,746 tonnes | 100,709 tonnes | Romania |
| 2020s | 69,046 tonnes | 68,365 tonnes | 680.67 tonnes | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions, New Zealand or Romania?
- Romania, at 70,162 tonnes against 65,892 tonnes in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions between New Zealand and Romania?
- 4,270 tonnes, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Romania?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Romania rank globally for coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions?
- New Zealand ranks 78th and Romania ranks 76th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sulfur dioxide (SO₂) is an air pollutant formed from the burning of fuels that contain sulfur, such as coal. SO₂ is one of the main chemicals that forms acid rain.