Moldova vs Taiwan: Per capita methane emissions
Moldova
0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Taiwan
0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Moldova rank
147th
Taiwan rank
150th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Moldova
- Taiwan
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 147th and Taiwan ranks 150th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 16 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1860s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1870s | 0.9953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1880s | 0.9982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1890s | 0.9957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1900s | 0.9984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1910s | 0.9863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1920s | 0.9743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1930s | 0.9552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1940s | 0.9197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1950s | 0.8864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1960s | 0.9507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1970s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1980s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 1990s | 0.7657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
| 2000s | 0.5573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.6656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Moldova or Taiwan?
- Moldova, at 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Moldova and Taiwan?
- 0.0165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Moldova and Taiwan rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Moldova ranks 147th and Taiwan ranks 150th 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.