Moldova vs Switzerland: Per capita methane emissions
Moldova
0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Switzerland
0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Moldova rank
147th
Switzerland rank
149th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Moldova
- Switzerland
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 147th and Switzerland ranks 149th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 10 and Switzerland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1860s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1870s | 0.9953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1880s | 0.9982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1890s | 0.9957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1900s | 0.9984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1910s | 0.9863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1920s | 0.9743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1930s | 0.9552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1940s | 0.9197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1950s | 0.8864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.9507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.7657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.5573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.6656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Moldova or Switzerland?
- Moldova, at 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Moldova and Switzerland?
- 0.0074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Switzerland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Moldova and Switzerland rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Moldova ranks 147th and Switzerland ranks 149th 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.