Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Moldova
Moldova: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square was 43,534 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Moldova, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Moldova is 43,534 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Moldova peaked at 43,540 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40,564 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1992.
Moldova ranks 49th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Moldova, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 40,564 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 40,887 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 41,228 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 41,534 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 41,835 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 42,017 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 42,160 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 42,250 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 42,317 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 42,373 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 42,430 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 42,508 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 42,557 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 42,620 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 42,700 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 42,778 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 42,860 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 42,935 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 43,068 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 43,156 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 43,142 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 43,136 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 43,159 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 43,186 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 43,224 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 43,223 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 43,275 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 43,322 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 43,389 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 43,468 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 43,540 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 43,534 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 43,534 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19,084 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 43,534 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39,185 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,559 tonnes per square kilometre | 40,564 tonnes per square kilometre | 42,250 tonnes per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 42,608 tonnes per square kilometre | 42,317 tonnes per square kilometre | 42,935 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,189 tonnes per square kilometre | 43,068 tonnes per square kilometre | 43,322 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,483 tonnes per square kilometre | 43,389 tonnes per square kilometre | 43,540 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 46 Bulgaria 45,747 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 47 Lithuania 45,598 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 48 Indonesia 45,202 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 50 Estonia 41,935 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 51 Guatemala 41,665 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 52 El Salvador 41,134 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Moldova?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square in Moldova was 43,534 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 43,540 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,564 tonnes per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- Moldova ranks 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.