Moldova vs Romania
Moldova vs Romania: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 3.42 tonnes in Moldova and 3.72 tonnes in Romania, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Romania, by 0.3 tonnes, or 1.09 times that in Moldova.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Romania has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Moldova.
- In 2024, Moldova ranked 86 and Romania ranked 77 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Moldova | Romania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.42 | 3.72 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 3.34 | 3.69 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 3.28 | 3.97 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 3.72 | 4.22 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 3.36 | 3.93 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 3.42 | 4.19 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 3.27 | 4.26 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 3.02 | 4.18 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 3.01 | 4 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 2.93 | 4.05 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 2.81 | 3.97 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 2.62 | 3.98 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 2.92 | 4.37 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 2.98 | 4.46 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 2.97 | 4.12 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 2.73 | 4.21 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 2.76 | 5.13 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 2.79 | 5.13 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 2.82 | 5.23 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 2.88 | 4.9 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 2.73 | 4.92 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 2.71 | 5 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 2.51 | 4.76 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 2.46 | 4.72 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 2.36 | 4.35 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 2.54 | 4.15 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 2.99 | 4.84 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 3.28 | 5.51 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 3.58 | 6.04 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 4.15 | 5.88 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 4.75 | 5.64 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 5.83 | 5.76 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 6.85 | 6.07 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 8.6 | 6.61 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 10.68 | 8.09 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 10.56 | 9.28 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 10.69 | 9.39 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 10.74 | 9.25 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 10.61 | 8.97 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 10.44 | 8.76 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 10.48 | 8.84 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 10.5 | 8.99 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 10.53 | 8.92 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 10.51 | 9 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 10.64 | 9.01 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 10.33 | 9.16 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 10.18 | 9 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 9.92 | 8.36 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 9.81 | 8.06 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 9.6 | 7.41 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 9.05 | 6.93 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 8.66 | 6.88 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 8.22 | 6.35 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 7.85 | 6.15 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 7.91 | 6.17 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Moldova vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyMoldova: 71.2 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMoldova: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMoldova: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMoldova: 75.2% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionMoldova: 3.43% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide rateMoldova: 13.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMoldova: 3.07 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMoldova: -0.89% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMoldova: 1.73 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMoldova: 43.7% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageMoldova: 37.8 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMoldova: 15.6% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateMoldova: -6.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMoldova: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMoldova: $103M in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personMoldova: $38 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMoldova: 1.4% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMoldova: 6,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerMoldova: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMoldova: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMoldova: 5 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMoldova: 12 million TIV in 2011Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025