India vs Moldova: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
India
2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Moldova
2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India rank
123rd
Moldova rank
126th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- India
- Moldova
How they compare
India currently reports 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Moldova, a difference of 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.
India ranks 123rd and Moldova ranks 126th of 198 countries.
Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1860s | 0.1989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1870s | 0.2051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1880s | 0.2171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1890s | 0.2354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1900s | 0.2758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1910s | 0.3272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1920s | 0.3471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1930s | 0.3394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1940s | 0.3752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1950s | 0.4343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1960s | 0.5258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1970s | 0.5967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1980s | 0.7505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1990s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 2000s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 2010s | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 2020s | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0678 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, excluding land use and forestry, India or Moldova?
- India, at 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Moldova as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between India and Moldova?
- 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Moldova?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do India and Moldova rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- India ranks 123rd and Moldova ranks 126th of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.