Moldova vs South Africa: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
Moldova
0.1%
in 2024
South Africa
0.1%
in 2024
Moldova rank
74th
South Africa rank
72nd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time
- Moldova
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Moldova, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Moldova's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1884 it was South Africa ahead.
Moldova ranks 74th and South Africa ranks 72nd of 146 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Moldova |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Moldova |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Moldova |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Moldova |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Moldova |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Moldova |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, Moldova or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Moldova as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between Moldova and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and South Africa?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2024.
- How do Moldova and South Africa rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Moldova ranks 74th and South Africa ranks 72nd of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.