Moldova vs Papua New Guinea: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Moldova
-2,460 tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-12,308 tonnes
in 2024
Moldova rank
168th
Papua New Guinea rank
170th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Moldova
  • Papua New Guinea
-7.5M-5.0M-2.5M02.5M183119272024

How they compare

Moldova currently reports -2,460 tonnes against -12,308 tonnes in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 9,848 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 820,170 tonnes 11,806 tonnes 808,363 tonnes Moldova
1960s 895,790 tonnes 39,571 tonnes 856,219 tonnes Moldova
1970s 1.17 million tonnes 123,843 tonnes 1.04 million tonnes Moldova
1980s 314,647 tonnes 23,816 tonnes 290,831 tonnes Moldova
1990s -3.35 million tonnes 51,497 tonnes 3.40 million tonnes Papua New Guinea
2000s -14,503 tonnes 271,614 tonnes 286,116 tonnes Papua New Guinea
2010s 83,884 tonnes 231,810 tonnes 147,926 tonnes Papua New Guinea
2020s -10,302 tonnes 152,542 tonnes 162,844 tonnes Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Moldova or Papua New Guinea?
Moldova, at -2,460 tonnes against -12,308 tonnes in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Moldova and Papua New Guinea?
9,848 tonnes, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Moldova and Papua New Guinea rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Moldova ranks 168th and Papua New Guinea ranks 170th 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.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.