Moldova vs Peru: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Moldova
2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Peru
2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Moldova rank
126th
Peru rank
125th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Moldova
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Moldova, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 126th and Peru ranks 125th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 13 and Peru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1860s | 0.2864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1870s | 0.3393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1880s | 0.4409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1890s | 0.6104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1900s | 0.8622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1910s | 0.8741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1920s | 0.6438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 1930s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1940s | 2.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1950s | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1960s | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1970s | 8.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1980s | 9.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1990s | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 2000s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Peru |
| 2020s | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0782 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, Moldova or Peru?
- Peru, at 2.44 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 Moldova and Peru?
- 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Peru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Moldova and Peru rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Moldova ranks 126th and Peru ranks 125th 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.