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Carbon intensity of the economy — Moldova

Carbon intensity of the economy in Moldova in 2022 — 0.217 kg/$. Ranked 96 in the world out of 164. Since 1973, the indicator has fallen by 75.7%.

2022 0.217 kg/$ −4.82% vs 2021
World rank 96of 164
Period maximum 1.029 kg/$1985
Period minimum 0.217 kg/$2022

Trend over time

1973–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Moldova, 1973–202200.511.5197319781983198819931998200320082013201820221973: 0.892 kg/$1980: 1.002 kg/$1981: 0.93 kg/$1982: 0.894 kg/$1983: 0.871 kg/$1984: 0.861 kg/$1985: 1.029 kg/$1986: 0.941 kg/$1987: 0.903 kg/$1988: 0.935 kg/$1989: 0.85 kg/$1990: 0.845 kg/$1991: 0.846 kg/$1992: 0.859 kg/$1993: 0.669 kg/$1994: 0.773 kg/$1995: 0.733 kg/$1996: 0.812 kg/$1997: 0.508 kg/$1998: 0.488 kg/$1999: 0.374 kg/$2000: 0.285 kg/$2001: 0.289 kg/$2002: 0.292 kg/$2003: 0.303 kg/$2004: 0.301 kg/$2005: 0.306 kg/$2006: 0.302 kg/$2007: 0.296 kg/$2008: 0.291 kg/$2009: 0.276 kg/$2010: 0.279 kg/$2011: 0.273 kg/$2012: 0.264 kg/$2013: 0.249 kg/$2014: 0.23 kg/$2015: 0.232 kg/$2016: 0.228 kg/$2017: 0.227 kg/$2018: 0.23 kg/$2019: 0.223 kg/$2020: 0.231 kg/$2021: 0.228 kg/$2022: 0.217 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.675 (−75.67%) Average annual rate: -2.84 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Moldova

Moldova 0.217 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.212 kg/$
Eastern Europe computed 0.365 kg/$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.349 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.217 −0.011 −4.82%
2021 0.228 −0.003 −1.3%
2020 0.231 +0.008 +3.59%
2019 0.223 −0.007 −3.04%
2018 0.23 +0.003 +1.32%
2017 0.227 −0.001 −0.44%
2016 0.228 −0.004 −1.72%
2015 0.232 +0.002 +0.87%
2014 0.23 −0.019 −7.63%
2013 0.249 −0.015 −5.68%
2012 0.264 −0.009 −3.3%
2011 0.273 −0.006 −2.15%
2010 0.279 +0.003 +1.09%
2009 0.276 −0.015 −5.15%
2008 0.291 −0.005 −1.69%
2007 0.296 −0.006 −1.99%
2006 0.302 −0.004 −1.31%
2005 0.306 +0.005 +1.66%
2004 0.301 −0.002 −0.66%
2003 0.303 +0.011 +3.77%
2002 0.292 +0.003 +1.04%
2001 0.289 +0.004 +1.4%
2000 0.285 −0.089 −23.8%
1999 0.374 −0.114 −23.36%
1998 0.488 −0.02 −3.94%
1997 0.508 −0.304 −37.44%
1996 0.812 +0.079 +10.78%
1995 0.733 −0.04 −5.17%
1994 0.773 +0.104 +15.55%
1993 0.669 −0.19 −22.12%
1992 0.859 +0.013 +1.54%
1991 0.846 +0.001 +0.12%
1990 0.845 −0.005 −0.59%
1989 0.85 −0.085 −9.09%
1988 0.935 +0.032 +3.54%
1987 0.903 −0.038 −4.04%
1986 0.941 −0.088 −8.55%
1985 1.029 +0.168 +19.51%
1984 0.861 −0.01 −1.15%
1983 0.871 −0.023 −2.57%
1982 0.894 −0.036 −3.87%
1981 0.93 −0.072 −7.19%
1980 1.002 — —
1973 0.892 — —

Eastern Europe, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

RO Romania 0.145 HU Hungary 0.159 SK Slovakia 0.21 MD Moldova 0.217 PL Poland 0.256 CZ Czechia 0.277 BY Belarus 0.325 BG Bulgaria 0.339 RU Russia 0.449 UA Ukraine 0.463
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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