Croatia vs Moldova: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Croatia
-2,748 tonnes
in 2024
Moldova
-2,460 tonnes
in 2024
Croatia rank
169th
Moldova rank
168th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Croatia
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports -2,460 tonnes against -2,748 tonnes in Croatia, a difference of 288 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 44 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Moldova ahead.
Croatia ranks 169th and Moldova ranks 168th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 6 and Moldova in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 9,376 tonnes | 44,949 tonnes | 35,573 tonnes | Moldova |
| 1900s | 13,304 tonnes | 32,873 tonnes | 19,570 tonnes | Moldova |
| 1910s | 117,024 tonnes | 63,590 tonnes | 53,434 tonnes | Croatia |
| 1920s | 122,321 tonnes | 83,278 tonnes | 39,043 tonnes | Croatia |
| 1930s | -24,019 tonnes | 299,139 tonnes | 323,158 tonnes | Moldova |
| 1940s | 463,357 tonnes | 658,626 tonnes | 195,270 tonnes | Moldova |
| 1950s | 226,840 tonnes | 810,290 tonnes | 583,450 tonnes | Moldova |
| 1960s | 372,755 tonnes | 895,790 tonnes | 523,035 tonnes | Moldova |
| 1970s | 918,384 tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | 247,401 tonnes | Moldova |
| 1980s | 351,456 tonnes | 314,647 tonnes | 36,809 tonnes | Croatia |
| 1990s | -166,991 tonnes | -3.35 million tonnes | 3.18 million tonnes | Croatia |
| 2000s | 167,010 tonnes | -14,503 tonnes | 181,513 tonnes | Croatia |
| 2010s | -393,189 tonnes | 83,884 tonnes | 477,074 tonnes | Moldova |
| 2020s | 128,886 tonnes | -10,302 tonnes | 139,188 tonnes | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Croatia or Moldova?
- Moldova, at -2,460 tonnes against -2,748 tonnes in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Croatia and Moldova?
- 288 tonnes, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Moldova?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Moldova rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Croatia ranks 169th and Moldova ranks 168th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.