Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Moldova
Moldova: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 11.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Moldova, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 11.2% for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 150.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Moldova peaked at 11.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2016.
Moldova ranks 160th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.1% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 5.8% | 11.2% | 6 |
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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 share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Moldova?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Moldova was 11.2% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2016.
- How does Moldova rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Moldova ranks 160th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.