Moldova vs Nicaragua: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level

Moldova
5.33 million tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua
5.63 million tonnes
in 2024
Moldova rank
135th
Nicaragua rank
133rd

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level over time

  • Moldova
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 5.63 million tonnes against 5.33 million tonnes in Moldova, a difference of 303,510 tonnes.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Moldova's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 135th and Nicaragua ranks 133rd of 215 countries.

Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1870s 76,138 tonnes 164.2 tonnes 75,974 tonnes Moldova
1880s 192,734 tonnes 1,384 tonnes 191,350 tonnes Moldova
1890s 438,291 tonnes 12,326 tonnes 425,965 tonnes Moldova
1900s 844,837 tonnes 6,389 tonnes 838,448 tonnes Moldova
1910s 955,837 tonnes 5,395 tonnes 950,443 tonnes Moldova
1920s 673,084 tonnes 6,270 tonnes 666,815 tonnes Moldova
1930s 3.05 million tonnes 305.8 tonnes 3.05 million tonnes Moldova
1940s 4.30 million tonnes 4,591 tonnes 4.30 million tonnes Moldova
1950s 10.39 million tonnes 353,476 tonnes 10.04 million tonnes Moldova
1960s 19.07 million tonnes 887,880 tonnes 18.18 million tonnes Moldova
1970s 30.34 million tonnes 1.96 million tonnes 28.38 million tonnes Moldova
1980s 37.64 million tonnes 2.05 million tonnes 35.60 million tonnes Moldova
1990s 15.69 million tonnes 2.69 million tonnes 13.00 million tonnes Moldova
2000s 4.51 million tonnes 4.23 million tonnes 285,225 tonnes Moldova
2010s 4.97 million tonnes 4.97 million tonnes 1,387 tonnes Moldova
2020s 5.34 million tonnes 5.19 million tonnes 147,862 tonnes Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, Moldova or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 5.63 million tonnes against 5.33 million tonnes in Moldova as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level between Moldova and Nicaragua?
303,510 tonnes, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Nicaragua?
155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
How do Moldova and Nicaragua rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level?
Moldova ranks 135th and Nicaragua ranks 133rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
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
216 places, 23,583 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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