What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Iran and Moldova?

0.0111 tonnes per person, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Moldova?

115 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Moldova: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source

Iran

0.0699 tonnes per person

in 2024

Moldova

0.081 tonnes per person

in 2024

Iran rank

91st

Moldova rank

90th

Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time

Iran
Moldova

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 0.081 tonnes per person against 0.0699 tonnes per person in Iran, a difference of 0.0111 tonnes per person.

That makes Moldova's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 115 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Moldova ahead.

Iran ranks 91st and Moldova ranks 90th of 179 countries.

Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0 tonnes per person	0.272 tonnes per person	0.272 tonnes per person	Moldova
1910s	0 tonnes per person	0.2986 tonnes per person	0.2986 tonnes per person	Moldova
1920s	0 tonnes per person	0.1722 tonnes per person	0.1722 tonnes per person	Moldova
1930s	0.0013 tonnes per person	0.7669 tonnes per person	0.7656 tonnes per person	Moldova
1940s	0.0206 tonnes per person	1.11 tonnes per person	1.09 tonnes per person	Moldova
1950s	0.0282 tonnes per person	2.12 tonnes per person	2.09 tonnes per person	Moldova
1960s	0.0295 tonnes per person	2.17 tonnes per person	2.14 tonnes per person	Moldova
1970s	0.0685 tonnes per person	2.18 tonnes per person	2.12 tonnes per person	Moldova
1980s	0.0631 tonnes per person	2.16 tonnes per person	2.1 tonnes per person	Moldova
1990s	0.0646 tonnes per person	0.7247 tonnes per person	0.6601 tonnes per person	Moldova
2000s	0.0746 tonnes per person	0.076 tonnes per person	0.0014 tonnes per person	Moldova
2010s	0.0561 tonnes per person	0.111 tonnes per person	0.0549 tonnes per person	Moldova
2020s	0.0758 tonnes per person	0.0868 tonnes per person	0.011 tonnes per person	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by source, Iran or Moldova?: Moldova, at 0.081 tonnes per person against 0.0699 tonnes per person in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by source between Iran and Moldova?: 0.0111 tonnes per person, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Moldova?: 115 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2024.
How do Iran and Moldova rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by source?: Iran ranks 91st and Moldova ranks 90th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.