Per capita methane emissions in Moldova
Moldova: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6827 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6827
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
147th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.08
in 1850
All-time low
0.5154
in 2008
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Moldova, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Moldova is 0.6827, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Moldova peaked at 1.08 in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.5154, in 2008.
That places Moldova 147th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.08 | — |
| 1851 | 1.07 | -0.7% |
| 1852 | 1.07 | -0.7% |
| 1853 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 1854 | 1.05 | -0.7% |
| 1855 | 1.04 | -0.7% |
| 1856 | 1.04 | -0.7% |
| 1857 | 1.03 | -0.7% |
| 1858 | 1.02 | -0.7% |
| 1859 | 1.01 | -0.6% |
| 1860 | 1.01 | -0.6% |
| 1861 | 1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1862 | 1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1863 | 1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1864 | 1.01 | -0.0% |
| 1865 | 1.01 | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 1 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 1 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.9992 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.9969 | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.9946 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.9928 | -0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.9934 | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.994 | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.9947 | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.9954 | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.996 | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 0.9966 | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.9973 | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.9979 | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.9986 | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.9996 | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.9989 | -0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.9965 | -0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.9941 | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.9917 | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.9893 | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.9873 | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.9897 | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.9922 | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.9947 | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.9972 | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 0.9998 | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 1 | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 1 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | 1 | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 1 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 1 | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 1 | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 0.9993 | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 0.9985 | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.9974 | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.9967 | -0.1% |
| 1907 | 0.9958 | -0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.9964 | +0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.9971 | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.9976 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.9845 | -1.3% |
| 1912 | 0.9727 | -1.2% |
| 1913 | 0.9617 | -1.1% |
| 1914 | 1 | +4.5% |
| 1915 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.9966 | -0.8% |
| 1917 | 0.9886 | -0.8% |
| 1918 | 0.9799 | -0.9% |
| 1919 | 0.9726 | -0.7% |
| 1920 | 0.9722 | -0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.958 | -1.5% |
| 1922 | 0.9449 | -1.4% |
| 1923 | 0.9598 | +1.6% |
| 1924 | 0.9765 | +1.7% |
| 1925 | 0.9949 | +1.9% |
| 1926 | 0.9907 | -0.4% |
| 1927 | 0.9865 | -0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.982 | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.9775 | -0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.9735 | -0.4% |
| 1931 | 0.9702 | -0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.966 | -0.4% |
| 1933 | 0.9618 | -0.4% |
| 1934 | 0.958 | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 0.954 | -0.4% |
| 1936 | 0.9496 | -0.5% |
| 1937 | 0.9445 | -0.5% |
| 1938 | 0.9396 | -0.5% |
| 1939 | 0.9344 | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.9306 | -0.4% |
| 1941 | 0.926 | -0.5% |
| 1942 | 0.9199 | -0.7% |
| 1943 | 0.9178 | -0.2% |
| 1944 | 0.9135 | -0.5% |
| 1945 | 0.9154 | +0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.917 | +0.2% |
| 1947 | 0.9191 | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 0.9198 | +0.1% |
| 1949 | 0.9181 | -0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.856 | -6.8% |
| 1951 | 0.8606 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.8638 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.8671 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.8753 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.8868 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.898 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.9092 | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 0.9198 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.9277 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.9328 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.9098 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.944 | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9666 | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.9336 | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9345 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9659 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9827 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.9754 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9617 | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.9432 | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9767 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9934 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9997 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.01 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.02 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.02 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.01 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.02 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.02 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.02 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.02 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.01 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.02 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.02 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.01 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9886 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9941 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9827 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9466 | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.81 | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7226 | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7973 | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7714 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7516 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6762 | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6092 | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5898 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5664 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5416 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5739 | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5945 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5794 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5608 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5612 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5625 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5154 | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5172 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5843 | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.603 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6026 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6089 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6268 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6295 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6401 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6658 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6612 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6378 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.646 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6606 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6644 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6744 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6827 | +1.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.6827 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07, 64% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.6827 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02, 67% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.05 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.9969 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9953 | 0.9928 | 0.9979 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9982 | 0.9917 | 1 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9957 | 0.9873 | 1 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9984 | 0.9958 | 1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9863 | 0.9617 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9743 | 0.9449 | 0.9949 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9552 | 0.9344 | 0.9735 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9197 | 0.9135 | 0.9306 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8864 | 0.856 | 0.9277 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9507 | 0.9098 | 0.9827 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.9432 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 | 0.9886 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7657 | 0.5898 | 0.9827 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5573 | 0.5154 | 0.5945 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.626 | 0.5843 | 0.6658 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6656 | 0.646 | 0.6827 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Moldova?
- Per capita methane emissions in Moldova was 0.6827 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 1850.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5154 in 2008.
- How does Moldova rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Moldova ranks 147th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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