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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Moldova

Moldova: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 98.64 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
98.64 million tonnes
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
144th
of 197 countries
All-time high
276.56 million tonnes
in 1958
All-time low
4.38 million tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Moldova, 1850–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 98.64 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Moldova peaked at 276.56 million tonnes in 1958 and was at its lowest, 4.38 million tonnes, in 1850.

Moldova ranks 144th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Moldova, year by year

Year tonnes Change
1850 4.38 million tonnes —
1851 8.44 million tonnes +92.6%
1852 12.29 million tonnes +45.7%
1853 15.97 million tonnes +29.9%
1854 19.49 million tonnes +22.0%
1855 22.86 million tonnes +17.3%
1856 26.12 million tonnes +14.3%
1857 29.27 million tonnes +12.0%
1858 32.32 million tonnes +10.4%
1859 35.28 million tonnes +9.2%
1860 38.17 million tonnes +8.2%
1861 41.00 million tonnes +7.4%
1862 43.77 million tonnes +6.7%
1863 46.47 million tonnes +6.2%
1864 49.13 million tonnes +5.7%
1865 51.75 million tonnes +5.3%
1866 54.33 million tonnes +5.0%
1867 56.87 million tonnes +4.7%
1868 59.37 million tonnes +4.4%
1869 61.82 million tonnes +4.1%
1870 64.32 million tonnes +4.0%
1871 66.83 million tonnes +3.9%
1872 69.34 million tonnes +3.8%
1873 71.83 million tonnes +3.6%
1874 74.32 million tonnes +3.5%
1875 76.78 million tonnes +3.3%
1876 79.25 million tonnes +3.2%
1877 81.69 million tonnes +3.1%
1878 84.13 million tonnes +3.0%
1879 86.56 million tonnes +2.9%
1880 89.01 million tonnes +2.8%
1881 91.46 million tonnes +2.8%
1882 93.91 million tonnes +2.7%
1883 96.35 million tonnes +2.6%
1884 98.79 million tonnes +2.5%
1885 101.24 million tonnes +2.5%
1886 103.69 million tonnes +2.4%
1887 106.14 million tonnes +2.4%
1888 108.57 million tonnes +2.3%
1889 110.99 million tonnes +2.2%
1890 113.49 million tonnes +2.2%
1891 116.02 million tonnes +2.2%
1892 118.58 million tonnes +2.2%
1893 121.14 million tonnes +2.2%
1894 123.71 million tonnes +2.1%
1895 126.28 million tonnes +2.1%
1896 128.86 million tonnes +2.0%
1897 131.44 million tonnes +2.0%
1898 134.02 million tonnes +2.0%
1899 136.61 million tonnes +1.9%
1900 139.29 million tonnes +2.0%
1901 142.02 million tonnes +2.0%
1902 144.79 million tonnes +1.9%
1903 147.60 million tonnes +1.9%
1904 150.43 million tonnes +1.9%
1905 153.27 million tonnes +1.9%
1906 156.13 million tonnes +1.9%
1907 159.01 million tonnes +1.8%
1908 161.89 million tonnes +1.8%
1909 164.79 million tonnes +1.8%
1910 167.35 million tonnes +1.6%
1911 169.77 million tonnes +1.4%
1912 172.10 million tonnes +1.4%
1913 174.36 million tonnes +1.3%
1914 176.54 million tonnes +1.3%
1915 178.67 million tonnes +1.2%
1916 180.75 million tonnes +1.2%
1917 182.79 million tonnes +1.1%
1918 184.78 million tonnes +1.1%
1919 186.73 million tonnes +1.1%
1920 188.67 million tonnes +1.0%
1921 190.60 million tonnes +1.0%
1922 192.50 million tonnes +1.0%
1923 194.35 million tonnes +1.0%
1924 196.16 million tonnes +0.9%
1925 197.97 million tonnes +0.9%
1926 199.73 million tonnes +0.9%
1927 201.47 million tonnes +0.9%
1928 203.19 million tonnes +0.9%
1929 204.89 million tonnes +0.8%
1930 206.57 million tonnes +0.8%
1931 208.23 million tonnes +0.8%
1932 209.88 million tonnes +0.8%
1933 211.52 million tonnes +0.8%
1934 213.17 million tonnes +0.8%
1935 214.82 million tonnes +0.8%
1936 216.47 million tonnes +0.8%
1937 218.10 million tonnes +0.8%
1938 219.72 million tonnes +0.7%
1939 221.36 million tonnes +0.7%
1940 223.15 million tonnes +0.8%
1941 225.00 million tonnes +0.8%
1942 226.90 million tonnes +0.8%
1943 228.86 million tonnes +0.9%
1944 230.84 million tonnes +0.9%
1945 232.87 million tonnes +0.9%
1946 234.93 million tonnes +0.9%
1947 236.99 million tonnes +0.9%
1948 239.06 million tonnes +0.9%
1949 241.16 million tonnes +0.9%
1950 243.58 million tonnes +1.0%
1951 246.36 million tonnes +1.1%
1952 249.55 million tonnes +1.3%
1953 253.16 million tonnes +1.4%
1954 257.32 million tonnes +1.6%
1955 261.74 million tonnes +1.7%
1956 266.45 million tonnes +1.8%
1957 271.43 million tonnes +1.9%
1958 276.56 million tonnes +1.9%
1959 275.18 million tonnes -0.5%
1960 273.37 million tonnes -0.7%
1961 270.88 million tonnes -0.9%
1962 267.95 million tonnes -1.1%
1963 264.81 million tonnes -1.2%
1964 261.18 million tonnes -1.4%
1965 257.49 million tonnes -1.4%
1966 253.77 million tonnes -1.4%
1967 250.35 million tonnes -1.3%
1968 246.87 million tonnes -1.4%
1969 243.42 million tonnes -1.4%
1970 240.02 million tonnes -1.4%
1971 236.65 million tonnes -1.4%
1972 233.75 million tonnes -1.2%
1973 230.73 million tonnes -1.3%
1974 227.80 million tonnes -1.3%
1975 225.08 million tonnes -1.2%
1976 222.26 million tonnes -1.3%
1977 219.41 million tonnes -1.3%
1978 216.71 million tonnes -1.2%
1979 214.23 million tonnes -1.1%
1980 211.85 million tonnes -1.1%
1981 209.75 million tonnes -1.0%
1982 207.57 million tonnes -1.0%
1983 205.55 million tonnes -1.0%
1984 203.69 million tonnes -0.9%
1985 201.96 million tonnes -0.8%
1986 200.11 million tonnes -0.9%
1987 198.01 million tonnes -1.0%
1988 195.62 million tonnes -1.2%
1989 193.40 million tonnes -1.1%
1990 191.69 million tonnes -0.9%
1991 189.64 million tonnes -1.1%
1992 187.79 million tonnes -1.0%
1993 185.86 million tonnes -1.0%
1994 184.23 million tonnes -0.9%
1995 182.48 million tonnes -0.9%
1996 180.71 million tonnes -1.0%
1997 179.00 million tonnes -0.9%
1998 176.85 million tonnes -1.2%
1999 174.68 million tonnes -1.2%
2000 172.47 million tonnes -1.3%
2001 170.53 million tonnes -1.1%
2002 168.35 million tonnes -1.3%
2003 166.07 million tonnes -1.4%
2004 163.50 million tonnes -1.5%
2005 161.08 million tonnes -1.5%
2006 158.67 million tonnes -1.5%
2007 156.26 million tonnes -1.5%
2008 153.75 million tonnes -1.6%
2009 151.70 million tonnes -1.3%
2010 149.50 million tonnes -1.4%
2011 147.45 million tonnes -1.4%
2012 142.65 million tonnes -3.3%
2013 138.43 million tonnes -3.0%
2014 134.43 million tonnes -2.9%
2015 130.54 million tonnes -2.9%
2016 126.86 million tonnes -2.8%
2017 122.17 million tonnes -3.7%
2018 118.33 million tonnes -3.1%
2019 114.55 million tonnes -3.2%
2020 111.58 million tonnes -2.6%
2021 108.66 million tonnes -2.6%
2022 105.39 million tonnes -3.0%
2023 102.03 million tonnes -3.2%
2024 98.64 million tonnes -3.3%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 98.64 million tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 629.27 million tonnes, 16% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 98.64 million tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 425.87 million tonnes, 23% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative 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.

YearChange FromTo
1851 +92.6% 4.38 million tonnes 8.44 million tonnes
1852 +45.7% 8.44 million tonnes 12.29 million tonnes
1853 +29.9% 12.29 million tonnes 15.97 million tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 20.64 million tonnes 4.38 million tonnes 35.28 million tonnes 10
1860s 50.27 million tonnes 38.17 million tonnes 61.82 million tonnes 10
1870s 75.50 million tonnes 64.32 million tonnes 86.56 million tonnes 10
1880s 100.01 million tonnes 89.01 million tonnes 110.99 million tonnes 10
1890s 125.01 million tonnes 113.49 million tonnes 136.61 million tonnes 10
1900s 151.92 million tonnes 139.29 million tonnes 164.79 million tonnes 10
1910s 177.39 million tonnes 167.35 million tonnes 186.73 million tonnes 10
1920s 196.95 million tonnes 188.67 million tonnes 204.89 million tonnes 10
1930s 213.98 million tonnes 206.57 million tonnes 221.36 million tonnes 10
1940s 231.98 million tonnes 223.15 million tonnes 241.16 million tonnes 10
1950s 260.13 million tonnes 243.58 million tonnes 276.56 million tonnes 10
1960s 259.01 million tonnes 243.42 million tonnes 273.37 million tonnes 10
1970s 226.66 million tonnes 214.23 million tonnes 240.02 million tonnes 10
1980s 202.75 million tonnes 193.40 million tonnes 211.85 million tonnes 10
1990s 183.29 million tonnes 174.68 million tonnes 191.69 million tonnes 10
2000s 162.24 million tonnes 151.70 million tonnes 172.47 million tonnes 10
2010s 132.49 million tonnes 114.55 million tonnes 149.50 million tonnes 10
2020s 105.26 million tonnes 98.64 million tonnes 111.58 million tonnes 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Moldova?
Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Moldova was 98.64 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 276.56 million tonnes in 1958.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 4.38 million tonnes in 1850.
How does Moldova rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Moldova ranks 144th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.