Moldova vs South Africa: Waste — Emissions per capita
Moldova
0.35 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
South Africa
0.35 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Moldova rank
71st
South Africa rank
71st
Waste — Emissions per capita over time
- Moldova
- South Africa
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 0.35 t CO2eq/cap against 0.35 t CO2eq/cap in South Africa, a difference of 0 t CO2eq/cap.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was South Africa ahead.
Moldova ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 71st of 222 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2 t CO2eq/cap | 0.2725 t CO2eq/cap | 0.0725 t CO2eq/cap | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 0.312 t CO2eq/cap | 0.102 t CO2eq/cap | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.268 t CO2eq/cap | 0.349 t CO2eq/cap | 0.081 t CO2eq/cap | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.3425 t CO2eq/cap | 0.345 t CO2eq/cap | 0.0025 t CO2eq/cap | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Moldova or South Africa?
- Moldova, at 0.35 t CO2eq/cap against 0.35 t CO2eq/cap in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Moldova and South Africa?
- 0 t CO2eq/cap, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and South Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Moldova and South Africa rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
- Moldova ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 71st of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.