Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Moldova
Moldova: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was -1.12 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-1.12 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
185th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4.67 tonnes per person
in 1850
All-time low
-1.47 tonnes per person
in 2017
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Moldova, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Moldova stood at -1.12 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Moldova peaked at 4.67 tonnes per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, -1.47 tonnes per person, in 2017.
Moldova ranks 185th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Moldova, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 4.67 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 4.29 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1852 | 4.04 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1853 | 3.81 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1854 | 3.62 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1855 | 3.44 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1856 | 3.29 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1857 | 3.15 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1858 | 3.02 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1859 | 2.91 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1860 | 2.81 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1861 | 2.73 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1862 | 2.64 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1863 | 2.56 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1864 | 2.49 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1865 | 2.44 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1866 | 2.38 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1867 | 2.31 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1868 | 2.26 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1869 | 2.2 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1870 | 2.22 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1871 | 2.2 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1872 | 2.19 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1873 | 2.16 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1874 | 2.12 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1875 | 2.09 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1876 | 2.07 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1877 | 2.04 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1878 | 2.01 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1879 | 1.99 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1880 | 1.98 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1881 | 1.97 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1882 | 1.95 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1883 | 1.92 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1884 | 1.91 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1885 | 1.89 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1886 | 1.88 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1887 | 1.85 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1888 | 1.83 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1889 | 1.81 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1890 | 1.84 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1891 | 1.85 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1892 | 1.85 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 1.84 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1894 | 1.83 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1895 | 1.81 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 1.8 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1897 | 1.78 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1898 | 1.77 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1899 | 1.76 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1900 | 1.81 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1901 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1902 | 1.83 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1903 | 1.84 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 1.84 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 1.83 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1906 | 1.82 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1907 | 1.82 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1908 | 1.8 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1909 | 1.8 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 1.57 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1911 | 1.47 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1912 | 1.41 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1913 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1914 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1915 | 1.25 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1916 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1917 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1918 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1919 | 1.1 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1920 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1921 | 1.07 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1922 | 1.04 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1923 | 1.01 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1924 | 0.981 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1925 | 0.9673 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1926 | 0.9337 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1927 | 0.9161 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1928 | 0.8964 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1929 | 0.8738 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1930 | 0.86 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1931 | 0.8428 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1932 | 0.8274 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1933 | 0.8183 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1934 | 0.8106 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 0.8052 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1936 | 0.7997 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1937 | 0.781 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1938 | 0.7745 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1939 | 0.77 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1940 | 0.8346 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1941 | 0.859 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1942 | 0.8704 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1943 | 0.8889 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1944 | 0.892 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1945 | 0.9036 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1946 | 0.9105 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1947 | 0.901 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1948 | 0.9 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1949 | 0.9001 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.9553 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1951 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1952 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1953 | 1.35 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1954 | 1.53 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1955 | 1.59 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1956 | 1.66 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1957 | 1.72 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 1.74 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1959 | -0.4575 tonnes per person | -126.3% |
| 1960 | -0.5897 tonnes per person | +28.9% |
| 1961 | -0.7906 tonnes per person | +34.1% |
| 1962 | -0.9144 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 1963 | -0.9588 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1964 | -1.09 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1965 | -1.09 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | -1.08 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | -0.9791 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1968 | -0.9808 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | -0.9592 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | -0.9336 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | -0.9147 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | -0.782 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1973 | -0.8052 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | -0.7708 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1975 | -0.7094 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1976 | -0.7267 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | -0.7265 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1978 | -0.6805 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1979 | -0.6176 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 1980 | -0.5873 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1981 | -0.5153 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1982 | -0.5278 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1983 | -0.484 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1984 | -0.4402 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1985 | -0.4055 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1986 | -0.4307 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1987 | -0.4812 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1988 | -0.5412 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1989 | -0.5012 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1990 | -0.3843 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 1991 | -0.46 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 1992 | -0.4135 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1993 | -0.4355 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1994 | -0.3679 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1995 | -0.3954 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1996 | -0.4028 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | -0.3931 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | -0.4991 tonnes per person | +27.0% |
| 1999 | -0.5073 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | -0.5219 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | -0.4629 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 2002 | -0.524 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 2003 | -0.5587 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2004 | -0.6338 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 2005 | -0.6068 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | -0.6144 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | -0.6259 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | -0.6636 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2009 | -0.5541 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 2010 | -0.6048 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2011 | -0.5767 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | -1.38 tonnes per person | +139.1% |
| 2013 | -1.24 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 2014 | -1.2 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | -1.18 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | -1.14 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | -1.47 tonnes per person | +29.2% |
| 2018 | -1.22 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 2019 | -1.21 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.9697 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 2021 | -0.9638 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | -1.08 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 2023 | -1.09 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | -1.12 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's -1.12 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's -1.12 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731 tonnes per person, 15.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -139.1% | -0.5767 tonnes per person | -1.38 tonnes per person |
| 1959 | -126.3% | 1.74 tonnes per person | -0.4575 tonnes per person |
| 1961 | -34.1% | -0.5897 tonnes per person | -0.7906 tonnes per person |
| 2017 | -29.2% | -1.14 tonnes per person | -1.47 tonnes per person |
| 1960 | -28.9% | -0.4575 tonnes per person | -0.5897 tonnes per person |
| 1998 | -27.0% | -0.3931 tonnes per person | -0.4991 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.62 tonnes per person | 2.91 tonnes per person | 4.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.48 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | 2.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.11 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 2.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.9 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 1.98 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.81 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | 1.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.82 tonnes per person | 1.8 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.3 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 1.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9779 tonnes per person | 0.8738 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.809 tonnes per person | 0.77 tonnes per person | 0.86 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.886 tonnes per person | 0.8346 tonnes per person | 0.9105 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.24 tonnes per person | -0.4575 tonnes per person | 1.74 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9433 tonnes per person | -1.09 tonnes per person | -0.5897 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7667 tonnes per person | -0.9336 tonnes per person | -0.6176 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4914 tonnes per person | -0.5873 tonnes per person | -0.4055 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4259 tonnes per person | -0.5073 tonnes per person | -0.3679 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5766 tonnes per person | -0.6636 tonnes per person | -0.4629 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.12 tonnes per person | -1.47 tonnes per person | -0.5767 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.04 tonnes per person | -1.12 tonnes per person | -0.9638 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Moldova?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Moldova was -1.12 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 4.67 tonnes per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.47 tonnes per person in 2017.
- How does Moldova rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Moldova ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.