Per capita methane emissions in Moldova
Moldova: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
147th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
All-time low
0.5154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2008
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Moldova, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Moldova is 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.5154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1852 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1853 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1854 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1855 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1856 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1857 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1858 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1859 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1860 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1861 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1862 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1863 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1864 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1865 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.9992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.9969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.9946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.9928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.9934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.9947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.9954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 0.9966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.9973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.9979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.9986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.9996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.9989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.9965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.9941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.9917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.9893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1891 | 0.9873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.9897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.9922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.9947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.9972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 0.9998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1899 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 0.9993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 0.9985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.9974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.9967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1907 | 0.9958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.9964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.9971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.9976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.9845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1912 | 0.9727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1913 | 0.9617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1914 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1915 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.9966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1917 | 0.9886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1918 | 0.9799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1919 | 0.9726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1920 | 0.9722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1922 | 0.9449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1923 | 0.9598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1924 | 0.9765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1925 | 0.9949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1926 | 0.9907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1927 | 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1928 | 0.982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1929 | 0.9775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.9735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1931 | 0.9702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1933 | 0.9618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1934 | 0.958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1935 | 0.954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1936 | 0.9496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1937 | 0.9445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1938 | 0.9396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1939 | 0.9344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.9306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1941 | 0.926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1942 | 0.9199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1943 | 0.9178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1944 | 0.9135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1945 | 0.9154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1947 | 0.9191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1948 | 0.9198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1949 | 0.9181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1950 | 0.856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 1951 | 0.8606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.8638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.8671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.8753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 0.8868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.9092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 0.9198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.9277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.9328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.9098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.9336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.9754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.9432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 64% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 67% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 144 Italy 0.6868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 145 Lebanon 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 146 Tunisia 0.6839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 148 Philippines 0.6813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 149 Switzerland 0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 150 Taiwan 0.6662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Moldova?
- Per capita methane emissions in Moldova was 0.6827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.