Japan vs Moldova: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Japan
0.2157 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Moldova
0.2171 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Japan rank
70th
Moldova rank
68th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Japan
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 0.2171 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ in Japan, a difference of 0.0014 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Moldova ahead.
Japan ranks 70th and Moldova ranks 68th of 164 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Moldova in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4615 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8917 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4302 kilograms per international-$ | Moldova |
| 1980s | 0.3217 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9216 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6 kilograms per international-$ | Moldova |
| 1990s | 0.3044 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6907 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3863 kilograms per international-$ | Moldova |
| 2000s | 0.288 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2943 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0063 kilograms per international-$ | Moldova |
| 2010s | 0.2616 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2436 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0181 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2213 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2254 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0041 kilograms per international-$ | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Japan or Moldova?
- Moldova, at 0.2171 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Japan and Moldova?
- 0.0014 kilograms per international-$, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Moldova?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Moldova rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Japan ranks 70th and Moldova ranks 68th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).