Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Moldova
Moldova: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.6381 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.6381 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
176th
of 194 countries
All-time high
9.01 tonnes per person
in 1985
All-time low
-0.0105 tonnes per person
in 2012
Years of data
169
1850–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Moldova stood at 0.6381 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 182.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Moldova peaked at 9.01 tonnes per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, -0.0105 tonnes per person, in 2012.
That places Moldova 176th out of 194 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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Moldova, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 4.67 tonnes per person | — |
| 1855 | 3.44 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 1858 | 3.03 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1859 | 2.92 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1860 | 2.82 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1861 | 2.73 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1862 | 2.65 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1863 | 2.57 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1864 | 2.5 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1865 | 2.44 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1866 | 2.4 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1867 | 2.34 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1868 | 2.28 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1869 | 2.23 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1870 | 2.25 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1871 | 2.25 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1872 | 2.24 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1873 | 2.2 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1874 | 2.18 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1875 | 2.15 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1876 | 2.14 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 2.11 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1878 | 2.11 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 2.09 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 2.1 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 2.09 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1882 | 2.07 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1883 | 2.07 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 2.05 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 2.05 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 2.04 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1887 | 2.02 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1888 | 2 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1889 | 1.99 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 2.05 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1891 | 2.08 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1892 | 2.09 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 2.12 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 2.1 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1895 | 2.13 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1896 | 2.12 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 2.15 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 2.18 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1899 | 2.22 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1900 | 2.33 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1901 | 2.35 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1902 | 2.34 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1903 | 2.33 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 2.38 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1905 | 2.31 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1906 | 2.36 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1907 | 2.42 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1908 | 2.4 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 2.43 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 2.18 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1911 | 2.1 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1912 | 2.11 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1913 | 2.1 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 1.97 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1915 | 1.86 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1916 | 1.86 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1917 | 1.77 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1918 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 1919 | 1.3 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1920 | 1.27 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1921 | 1.26 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1922 | 1.27 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 1.26 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1924 | 1.28 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1925 | 1.26 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1926 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1927 | 1.44 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1928 | 1.47 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1929 | 1.48 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1930 | 1.68 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1931 | 1.82 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1932 | 1.92 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1933 | 2.03 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1934 | 2.26 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1935 | 2.43 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1936 | 2.65 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1937 | 2.66 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1938 | 2.74 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1939 | 2.74 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1940 | 3.17 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 1941 | 2.89 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1942 | 1.97 tonnes per person | -32.0% |
| 1943 | 2.02 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1944 | 2.52 tonnes per person | +24.6% |
| 1945 | 2.61 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1946 | 2.81 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1947 | 3.17 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1948 | 3.29 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1949 | 3.59 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1950 | 3.72 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1951 | 4.03 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1952 | 4.32 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1953 | 4.57 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1954 | 4.98 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1955 | 5.43 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1956 | 5.79 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1957 | 6.15 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1958 | 6.38 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1959 | 4.32 tonnes per person | -32.3% |
| 1960 | 4.28 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 4.13 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1962 | 4.15 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 4.37 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 4.48 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 4.73 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 4.97 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 5.25 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 5.33 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 5.52 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 5.81 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 6.17 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 6.61 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 6.82 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 7.06 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 7.44 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 7.64 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 7.82 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 8.06 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 8.11 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 8.39 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 8.22 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 8.28 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 8.36 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 8.39 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 9.01 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 8.65 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 8.12 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 8.32 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 8.09 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 7.82 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 6.19 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 1992 | 4.29 tonnes per person | -30.6% |
| 1993 | 3.13 tonnes per person | -27.2% |
| 1994 | 2.43 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 1995 | 2.19 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 2.26 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.28 tonnes per person | -43.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9929 tonnes per person | -22.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5877 tonnes per person | -40.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3218 tonnes per person | -45.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4409 tonnes per person | +37.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4539 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5168 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5063 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6311 tonnes per person | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6683 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6667 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7097 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6708 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7253 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8134 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 2012 | -0.0105 tonnes per person | -101.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2003 tonnes per person | -2012.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2259 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2723 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3784 tonnes per person | +39.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1247 tonnes per person | -67.0% |
| 2018 | 0.48 tonnes per person | +284.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5138 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6963 tonnes per person | +35.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9411 tonnes per person | +35.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6256 tonnes per person | -33.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6431 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6381 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.6381 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.36 tonnes per person, 19% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.6381 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.58 tonnes per person, 14% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +2012.6% | -0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.2003 tonnes per person |
| 2018 | +284.8% | 0.1247 tonnes per person | 0.48 tonnes per person |
| 2012 | -101.3% | 0.8134 tonnes per person | -0.0105 tonnes per person |
| 2017 | -67.0% | 0.3784 tonnes per person | 0.1247 tonnes per person |
| 2000 | -45.2% | 0.5877 tonnes per person | 0.3218 tonnes per person |
| 1997 | -43.2% | 2.26 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.51 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | 4.67 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 2.5 tonnes per person | 2.23 tonnes per person | 2.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.17 tonnes per person | 2.09 tonnes per person | 2.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.05 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 2.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.12 tonnes per person | 2.05 tonnes per person | 2.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.37 tonnes per person | 2.31 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.86 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | 2.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.34 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.29 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.81 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 3.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 4.97 tonnes per person | 3.72 tonnes per person | 6.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.72 tonnes per person | 4.13 tonnes per person | 5.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.15 tonnes per person | 5.81 tonnes per person | 8.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.38 tonnes per person | 8.09 tonnes per person | 9.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.12 tonnes per person | 0.5877 tonnes per person | 7.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5586 tonnes per person | 0.3218 tonnes per person | 0.7097 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3724 tonnes per person | -0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.8134 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7089 tonnes per person | 0.6256 tonnes per person | 0.9411 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Moldova?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Moldova was 0.6381 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 9.01 tonnes per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0105 tonnes per person in 2012.
- How does Moldova rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Moldova ranks 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.5%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.