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.
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
- 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 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.