Moldova vs Tunisia: Per capita methane emissions

Moldova
0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tunisia
0.6839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Moldova rank
147th
Tunisia rank
146th

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Moldova
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 0.6839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Moldova, a difference of 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 147th and Tunisia ranks 146th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 14 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Tunisia Difference Ahead
1850s 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Moldova
1860s 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Moldova
1870s 0.9953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Moldova
1880s 0.9982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Moldova
1890s 0.9957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Moldova
1900s 0.9984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Moldova
1910s 0.9863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Moldova
1920s 0.9743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Moldova
1930s 0.9552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Moldova
1940s 0.9197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Moldova
1950s 0.8864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Moldova
1960s 0.9507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Moldova
1970s 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Moldova
1980s 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Moldova
1990s 0.7657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tunisia
2000s 0.5573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tunisia
2010s 0.626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tunisia
2020s 0.6656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Moldova or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 0.6839 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 Moldova and Tunisia?
0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Tunisia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Moldova and Tunisia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Moldova ranks 147th and Tunisia ranks 146th 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

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.