AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Moldova
Moldova: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 0.53 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Moldova, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.53 t CO2eq/cap for afolu — emissions per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Moldova peaked at 0.8 t CO2eq/cap in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.15 t CO2eq/cap, in 2009.
That places Moldova 129th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Moldova, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1993 | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 0.79 t CO2eq/cap | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.77 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | -18.9% |
| 1998 | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.25 t CO2eq/cap | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 0.24 t CO2eq/cap | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.23 t CO2eq/cap | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +94.4% |
| 2012 | 0.33 t CO2eq/cap | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | +60.0% |
| 2017 | 0.58 t CO2eq/cap | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.49 t CO2eq/cap | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | +10.4% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.53 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.72 t CO2eq/cap, 74% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.53 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.78 t CO2eq/cap, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +94.4% | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 0.35 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.675 t CO2eq/cap | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.269 t CO2eq/cap | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.424 t CO2eq/cap | 0.18 t CO2eq/cap | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.51 t CO2eq/cap | 0.48 t CO2eq/cap | 0.54 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More climate change data for Moldova
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,722 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 470.72 kt (2050)
- 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 afolu — emissions per capita in Moldova?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Moldova was 0.53 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 t CO2eq/cap in 1992.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 t CO2eq/cap in 2009.
- How does Moldova rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Moldova ranks 129th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.