Brunei vs Moldova: Methane emissions
Brunei
1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Moldova
2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brunei rank
151st
Moldova rank
149th
Methane emissions over time
- Brunei
- Moldova
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Brunei, a difference of 494,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Moldova's figure about 1.3 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.
Brunei ranks 151st and Moldova ranks 149th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Moldova in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1860s | 8,638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1870s | 9,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1880s | 9,523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1890s | 10,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1900s | 10,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1910s | 11,474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1920s | 13,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1930s | 17,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1940s | 23,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1950s | 39,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1960s | 61,943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1970s | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1980s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1990s | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 2000s | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213,467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 2010s | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
| 2020s | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 289,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Brunei or Moldova?
- Moldova, at 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Brunei and Moldova?
- 494,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Moldova?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Moldova rank globally for methane emissions?
- Brunei ranks 151st and Moldova ranks 149th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.