Moldova vs Suriname: Greenhouse gas emissions
Moldova
6.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Suriname
5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Moldova rank
157th
Suriname rank
159th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Moldova
- Suriname
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 6.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Suriname, a difference of 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Moldova's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 157th and Suriname ranks 159th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 17 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 276,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1860s | 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 329,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1870s | 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 363,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1880s | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 370,215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1890s | 4.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 408,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1900s | 4.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 427,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1910s | 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 593,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1920s | 4.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 710,987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1930s | 6.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 619,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1940s | 8.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 622,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1950s | 16.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1960s | 23.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1970s | 34.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1980s | 43.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 1990s | 19.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 2000s | 6.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
| 2010s | 6.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 557,163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Suriname |
| 2020s | 6.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 958,922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Moldova or Suriname?
- Moldova, at 6.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Moldova and Suriname?
- 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Suriname?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Moldova and Suriname rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Moldova ranks 157th and Suriname ranks 159th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.