Moldova vs Nepal: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Moldova
2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nepal
1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Moldova rank
160th
Nepal rank
163rd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Moldova
- Nepal
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 160th and Nepal ranks 163rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 13 and Nepal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1860s | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1870s | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1880s | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1890s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1900s | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1910s | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1920s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1930s | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1940s | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1950s | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1960s | 6.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1970s | 9.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1980s | 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1990s | 4.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 2000s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 2010s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 2020s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Moldova or Nepal?
- Moldova, at 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Moldova and Nepal?
- 0.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Nepal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Moldova and Nepal rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Moldova ranks 160th and Nepal ranks 163rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.