Moldova vs Tajikistan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Moldova
2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tajikistan
2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Moldova rank
160th
Tajikistan rank
162nd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Moldova
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 160th and Tajikistan ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 17 and Tajikistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1860s | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1870s | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1880s | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1890s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1900s | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1910s | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1920s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1930s | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1940s | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1950s | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 6.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1970s | 9.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1980s | 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1990s | 4.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 2000s | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 2010s | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 2020s | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2379 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 Tajikistan?
- Moldova, at 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Moldova and Tajikistan?
- 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Tajikistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Moldova and Tajikistan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Moldova ranks 160th and Tajikistan ranks 162nd 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.