Italy vs Moldova: Per capita methane emissions
Italy
0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Moldova
0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Italy rank
144th
Moldova rank
147th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Italy
- Moldova
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Moldova, a difference of 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.
Italy ranks 144th and Moldova ranks 147th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Moldova in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1860s | 0.6498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1870s | 0.6318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1880s | 0.6237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1890s | 0.6139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1900s | 0.5999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1910s | 0.5993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1920s | 0.6012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1930s | 0.5887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1940s | 0.6835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1950s | 0.8786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.9665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.7979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.7172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Italy or Moldova?
- Italy, at 0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Moldova as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Italy and Moldova?
- 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Moldova?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Moldova rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Italy ranks 144th and Moldova ranks 147th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.