Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Moldova
Moldova: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.69 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Moldova, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.69 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 155.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Moldova peaked at 0.69 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.24 terawatt-hours, in 2016.
That places Moldova 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Moldova, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 0.24 terawatt-hours | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.44 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 0.51 terawatt-hours | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.61 terawatt-hours | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 0.65 terawatt-hours | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 0.69 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.69 terawatt-hours is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.59 terawatt-hours, 12% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.69 terawatt-hours is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.21 terawatt-hours, 4% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.362 terawatt-hours | 0.35 terawatt-hours | 0.39 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.317 terawatt-hours | 0.24 terawatt-hours | 0.4 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5433 terawatt-hours | 0.36 terawatt-hours | 0.69 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
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 electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Moldova?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Moldova was 0.69 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 terawatt-hours in 2016.
- How does Moldova rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Moldova ranks 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.