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
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.
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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -1.8% (2025)
- Population, total 2.36 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.03 million (2025)
- Urban population 43.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 1.36 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.76 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.76 tonnes per person (2024)
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.