Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Moldova
Moldova: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2171 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Moldova, 1973–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Moldova is 0.2171 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Moldova peaked at 1.03 kilograms per international-$ in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.2171 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
That places Moldova 68th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8917 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8917 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8917 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9216 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8504 kilograms per international-$ | 1.03 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6907 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3742 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8592 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2943 kilograms per international-$ | 0.276 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3056 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2436 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2227 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2793 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2254 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2171 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2309 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 65 Mexico 0.2232 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 66 Taiwan 0.2196 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 67 Greece 0.2183 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 69 Indonesia 0.2166 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 70 Japan 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 71 Argentina 0.215 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Moldova
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -1.8% (2025)
- Population, total 2.36 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.03 million (2025)
- Urban population 43.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.36 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.76 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Moldova?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Moldova was 0.2171 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 kilograms per international-$ in 1985.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2171 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Moldova ranks 68th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).