Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Moldova
Moldova: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions was -2,460 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-2,460 tonnes
Change on year
down 101.6%
World rank
168th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.88 million tonnes
in 1985
All-time low
-8.64 million tonnes
in 1992
Years of data
169
1831–2024
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Moldova, 1831–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Moldova recorded -2,460 tonnes for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 101.6% on the previous year and up 98.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Moldova peaked at 2.88 million tonnes in 1985 and was at its lowest, -8.64 million tonnes, in 1992.
Moldova ranks 168th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Moldova, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 37 tonnes | — |
| 1832 | -75 tonnes | -302.7% |
| 1833 | 38 tonnes | -150.7% |
| 1859 | 302 tonnes | +694.7% |
| 1860 | 1,698 tonnes | +462.3% |
| 1861 | 1,886 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 1862 | -868 tonnes | -146.0% |
| 1863 | 378 tonnes | -143.5% |
| 1864 | 1,019 tonnes | +169.6% |
| 1865 | -415 tonnes | -140.7% |
| 1866 | 19,394 tonnes | -4773.3% |
| 1867 | 4,189 tonnes | -78.4% |
| 1868 | -5,471 tonnes | -230.6% |
| 1869 | 9,659 tonnes | -276.5% |
| 1870 | 3,132 tonnes | -67.6% |
| 1871 | 13,961 tonnes | +345.8% |
| 1872 | 1,434 tonnes | -89.7% |
| 1873 | -3,396 tonnes | -336.8% |
| 1874 | 11,094 tonnes | -426.7% |
| 1875 | 9,509 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1876 | 17,508 tonnes | +84.1% |
| 1877 | 1,849 tonnes | -89.4% |
| 1878 | 28,187 tonnes | +1424.4% |
| 1879 | 3,131 tonnes | -88.9% |
| 1880 | 21,320 tonnes | +580.9% |
| 1881 | 7,697 tonnes | -63.9% |
| 1882 | 8,113 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1883 | 22,150 tonnes | +173.0% |
| 1884 | 2,792 tonnes | -87.4% |
| 1885 | 16,527 tonnes | +491.9% |
| 1886 | 5,169 tonnes | -68.7% |
| 1887 | 12,037 tonnes | +132.9% |
| 1888 | 9,434 tonnes | -21.6% |
| 1889 | 18,263 tonnes | +93.6% |
| 1890 | 32,677 tonnes | +78.9% |
| 1891 | 28,224 tonnes | -13.6% |
| 1892 | 17,999 tonnes | -36.2% |
| 1893 | 56,034 tonnes | +211.3% |
| 1894 | 7,056 tonnes | -87.4% |
| 1895 | 57,921 tonnes | +720.9% |
| 1896 | 8,037 tonnes | -86.1% |
| 1897 | 71,014 tonnes | +783.6% |
| 1898 | 63,882 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1899 | 94,371 tonnes | +47.7% |
| 1900 | 90,824 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1901 | 20,641 tonnes | -77.3% |
| 1902 | -27,168 tonnes | -231.6% |
| 1903 | -16,754 tonnes | -38.3% |
| 1904 | 84,598 tonnes | -604.9% |
| 1905 | -89,767 tonnes | -206.1% |
| 1906 | 104,936 tonnes | -216.9% |
| 1907 | 102,219 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1908 | 5,849 tonnes | -94.3% |
| 1909 | 53,355 tonnes | +812.2% |
| 1910 | -19,546 tonnes | -136.6% |
| 1911 | 36,526 tonnes | -286.9% |
| 1912 | 136,708 tonnes | +274.3% |
| 1913 | 100,672 tonnes | -26.4% |
| 1914 | -123,501 tonnes | -222.7% |
| 1915 | -93,918 tonnes | -24.0% |
| 1916 | 69,089 tonnes | -173.6% |
| 1917 | -89,126 tonnes | -229.0% |
| 1918 | -618,939 tonnes | +594.5% |
| 1919 | -59,883 tonnes | -90.3% |
| 1920 | -30,903 tonnes | -48.4% |
| 1921 | 27,017 tonnes | -187.4% |
| 1922 | 76,146 tonnes | +181.8% |
| 1923 | 44,261 tonnes | -41.9% |
| 1924 | 89,428 tonnes | +102.0% |
| 1925 | -7,245 tonnes | -108.1% |
| 1926 | 246,625 tonnes | -3504.1% |
| 1927 | 193,647 tonnes | -21.5% |
| 1928 | 109,206 tonnes | -43.6% |
| 1929 | 84,593 tonnes | -22.5% |
| 1930 | 425,924 tonnes | +403.5% |
| 1931 | 324,114 tonnes | -23.9% |
| 1932 | 244,665 tonnes | -24.5% |
| 1933 | 256,190 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1934 | 510,117 tonnes | +99.1% |
| 1935 | 388,213 tonnes | -23.9% |
| 1936 | 488,504 tonnes | +25.8% |
| 1937 | 86,367 tonnes | -82.3% |
| 1938 | 216,714 tonnes | +150.9% |
| 1939 | 50,586 tonnes | -76.7% |
| 1940 | 830,235 tonnes | +1541.2% |
| 1941 | -606,691 tonnes | -173.1% |
| 1942 | -2.01 million tonnes | +230.8% |
| 1943 | 104,408 tonnes | -105.2% |
| 1944 | 1.12 million tonnes | +976.2% |
| 1945 | 212,375 tonnes | -81.1% |
| 1946 | 474,790 tonnes | +123.6% |
| 1947 | 879,801 tonnes | +85.3% |
| 1948 | 333,583 tonnes | -62.1% |
| 1949 | 755,980 tonnes | +126.6% |
| 1950 | 721,370 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1951 | 587,924 tonnes | -18.5% |
| 1952 | 539,900 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1953 | 473,812 tonnes | -12.2% |
| 1954 | 795,914 tonnes | +68.0% |
| 1955 | 1.26 million tonnes | +58.5% |
| 1956 | 1.03 million tonnes | -18.3% |
| 1957 | 1.11 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1958 | 870,161 tonnes | -21.5% |
| 1959 | 712,786 tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1960 | 606,451 tonnes | -14.9% |
| 1961 | 482,665 tonnes | -20.4% |
| 1962 | 783,053 tonnes | +62.2% |
| 1963 | 1.18 million tonnes | +51.1% |
| 1964 | 1.11 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 1.14 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.12 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 964,702 tonnes | -13.9% |
| 1968 | 624,646 tonnes | -35.2% |
| 1969 | 935,886 tonnes | +49.8% |
| 1970 | 1.22 million tonnes | +30.9% |
| 1971 | 1.51 million tonnes | +23.3% |
| 1972 | 1.37 million tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1973 | 1.18 million tonnes | -14.1% |
| 1974 | 1.11 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 1.54 million tonnes | +38.4% |
| 1976 | 1.20 million tonnes | -21.8% |
| 1977 | 1.11 million tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 1.15 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 275,352 tonnes | -76.1% |
| 1980 | 1.37 million tonnes | +398.1% |
| 1981 | -662,148 tonnes | -148.3% |
| 1982 | 655,576 tonnes | -199.0% |
| 1983 | 532,664 tonnes | -18.7% |
| 1984 | 333,636 tonnes | -37.4% |
| 1985 | 2.88 million tonnes | +763.0% |
| 1986 | -993,096 tonnes | -134.5% |
| 1987 | -1.61 million tonnes | +62.6% |
| 1988 | 1.54 million tonnes | -195.4% |
| 1989 | -896,172 tonnes | -158.2% |
| 1990 | -1.64 million tonnes | +82.5% |
| 1991 | -6.89 million tonnes | +321.1% |
| 1992 | -8.64 million tonnes | +25.4% |
| 1993 | -5.13 million tonnes | -40.6% |
| 1994 | -3.42 million tonnes | -33.4% |
| 1995 | -1.02 million tonnes | -70.1% |
| 1996 | 281,684 tonnes | -127.6% |
| 1997 | -4.39 million tonnes | -1657.0% |
| 1998 | -857,505 tonnes | -80.4% |
| 1999 | -1.76 million tonnes | +105.2% |
| 2000 | -1.11 million tonnes | -36.8% |
| 2001 | 213,637 tonnes | -119.2% |
| 2002 | 265,147 tonnes | +24.1% |
| 2003 | 352,532 tonnes | +33.0% |
| 2004 | 209,156 tonnes | -40.7% |
| 2005 | 324,124 tonnes | +55.0% |
| 2006 | 92,199 tonnes | -71.6% |
| 2007 | -51,193 tonnes | -155.5% |
| 2008 | 211,826 tonnes | -513.8% |
| 2009 | -650,868 tonnes | -407.3% |
| 2010 | 291,393 tonnes | -144.8% |
| 2011 | 114,069 tonnes | -60.9% |
| 2012 | -179,292 tonnes | -257.2% |
| 2013 | 133,676 tonnes | -174.6% |
| 2014 | -144,206 tonnes | -207.9% |
| 2015 | 29,932 tonnes | -120.8% |
| 2016 | 122,249 tonnes | +308.4% |
| 2017 | 183,071 tonnes | +49.8% |
| 2018 | 260,836 tonnes | +42.5% |
| 2019 | 27,113 tonnes | -89.6% |
| 2020 | -265,219 tonnes | -1078.2% |
| 2021 | 646,909 tonnes | -343.9% |
| 2022 | -586,564 tonnes | -190.7% |
| 2023 | 155,824 tonnes | -126.6% |
| 2024 | -2,460 tonnes | -101.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's -2,460 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98,432 tonnes. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's -2,460 tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -1,028 tonnes, 2.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 | +4773.3% | -415 tonnes | 19,394 tonnes |
| 1926 | +3504.1% | -7,245 tonnes | 246,625 tonnes |
| 1997 | -1657.0% | 281,684 tonnes | -4.39 million tonnes |
| 1940 | +1541.2% | 50,586 tonnes | 830,235 tonnes |
| 1878 | +1424.4% | 1,849 tonnes | 28,187 tonnes |
| 2020 | -1078.2% | 27,113 tonnes | -265,219 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | -75 tonnes | 38 tonnes | 3 |
| 1850s | 302 tonnes | 302 tonnes | 302 tonnes | 1 |
| 1860s | 3,147 tonnes | -5,471 tonnes | 19,394 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 8,641 tonnes | -3,396 tonnes | 28,187 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 12,350 tonnes | 2,792 tonnes | 22,150 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 43,722 tonnes | 7,056 tonnes | 94,371 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 32,873 tonnes | -89,767 tonnes | 104,936 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | -66,192 tonnes | -618,939 tonnes | 136,708 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 83,278 tonnes | -30,903 tonnes | 246,625 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 299,139 tonnes | 50,586 tonnes | 510,117 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 210,119 tonnes | -2.01 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 810,290 tonnes | 473,812 tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 895,790 tonnes | 482,665 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.17 million tonnes | 275,352 tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 314,647 tonnes | -1.61 million tonnes | 2.88 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.35 million tonnes | -8.64 million tonnes | 281,684 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -14,503 tonnes | -1.11 million tonnes | 352,532 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,884 tonnes | -179,292 tonnes | 291,393 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -10,302 tonnes | -586,564 tonnes | 646,909 tonnes | 5 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,722 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,252 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 353.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 302.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.84 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Moldova?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions in Moldova was -2,460 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 million tonnes in 1985.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.64 million tonnes in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Moldova ranks 168th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.