Moldova vs Zimbabwe: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Moldova
-3.39 million tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
-1.75 million tonnes
in 2024
Moldova rank
173rd
Zimbabwe rank
170th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Moldova
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports -1.75 million tonnes against -3.39 million tonnes in Moldova, a difference of 1.64 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 173rd and Zimbabwe ranks 170th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.53 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | Moldova |
| 1860s | 2.65 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | Moldova |
| 1870s | 2.47 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | Moldova |
| 1880s | 2.44 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Moldova |
| 1890s | 2.56 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 982,601 tonnes | Moldova |
| 1900s | 2.82 million tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | 88,645 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 2.19 million tonnes | 4.01 million tonnes | 1.81 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 1.82 million tonnes | 6.71 million tonnes | 4.89 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 1.65 million tonnes | 8.82 million tonnes | 7.17 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 1.98 million tonnes | 14.43 million tonnes | 12.45 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 3.40 million tonnes | 17.50 million tonnes | 14.10 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | -3.18 million tonnes | 16.78 million tonnes | 19.96 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | -2.92 million tonnes | 20.88 million tonnes | 23.79 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | -2.08 million tonnes | 28.09 million tonnes | 30.17 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -1.87 million tonnes | 43.07 million tonnes | 44.95 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -2.30 million tonnes | 40.06 million tonnes | 42.35 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | -3.71 million tonnes | 7.82 million tonnes | 11.53 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -3.18 million tonnes | -354,534 tonnes | 2.83 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Moldova or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at -1.75 million tonnes against -3.39 million tonnes in Moldova as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Moldova and Zimbabwe?
- 1.64 million tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Moldova and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Moldova ranks 173rd and Zimbabwe ranks 170th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.