Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Moldova
Moldova: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.1%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
173rd
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1850
All-time low
-0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Moldova, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Moldova is -0.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Moldova peaked at 0.2% in 1850 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2017.
That places Moldova 173rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2% | — |
| 1851 | 0.1% | -10.9% |
| 1852 | 0.1% | -8.1% |
| 1853 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 1854 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 1855 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -10.8% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 1893 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1894 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1895 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1898 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1900 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -8.4% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1959 | -0.0% | -125.3% |
| 1960 | -0.0% | +50.6% |
| 1961 | -0.0% | +36.7% |
| 1962 | -0.0% | +26.2% |
| 1963 | -0.0% | +9.7% |
| 1964 | -0.1% | +20.9% |
| 1965 | -0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1966 | -0.1% | +8.8% |
| 1967 | -0.1% | -12.9% |
| 1968 | -0.1% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | -0.0% | -9.5% |
| 1970 | -0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | -0.1% | +7.8% |
| 1972 | -0.0% | -17.7% |
| 1973 | -0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1974 | -0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1975 | -0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1976 | -0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1977 | -0.0% | -7.4% |
| 1978 | -0.0% | -4.5% |
| 1979 | -0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | -0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1981 | -0.0% | -8.9% |
| 1982 | -0.0% | +9.1% |
| 1983 | -0.0% | -12.3% |
| 1984 | -0.0% | -16.5% |
| 1985 | -0.0% | -11.9% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | -0.0% | +20.8% |
| 1988 | -0.0% | +20.0% |
| 1989 | -0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | -0.0% | -21.1% |
| 1991 | -0.0% | +22.1% |
| 1992 | -0.0% | -13.9% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1994 | -0.0% | -27.6% |
| 1995 | -0.0% | +13.7% |
| 1996 | -0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | -0.0% | -21.0% |
| 1998 | -0.0% | +48.7% |
| 1999 | -0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | -0.0% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | -0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | -0.0% | -12.3% |
| 2004 | -0.0% | +27.4% |
| 2005 | -0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | -0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | -0.0% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | -0.0% | -25.4% |
| 2010 | -0.0% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | -0.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | +123.9% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | +29.1% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | -0.1% | -14.8% |
| 2021 | -0.1% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | +4.5% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's -0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's -0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0%, 9.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | -125.3% | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -123.9% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1960 | -50.6% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -48.7% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1961 | -36.7% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | +27.6% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Moldova?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Moldova was -0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1850.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2017.
- How does Moldova rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Moldova ranks 173rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.