Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Moldova
Moldova: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Moldova, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.0% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Moldova peaked at 0.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
That places Moldova 149th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 19% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 17% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 146 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 147 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 148 Armenia 0.0% compare
- 150 Gabon 0.0% compare
- 151 Puerto Rico 0.0% compare
- 152 North Macedonia 0.0% 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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Moldova?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Moldova was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Moldova rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Moldova ranks 149th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.