Moldova vs Ukraine
Moldova vs Ukraine: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 3.42 tonnes in Moldova and 3.13 tonnes in Ukraine, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Moldova, by 0.29 tonnes, or 1.09 times that in Ukraine.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Moldova has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Ukraine.
- In 2024, Moldova ranked 86 and Ukraine ranked 91 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 | Ukraine | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.42 | 3.13 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 3.34 | 3.23 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 3.28 | 2.91 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 3.72 | 4.38 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 3.36 | 4.45 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 3.42 | 4.63 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 3.27 | 4.83 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 3.02 | 4.53 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 3.01 | 4.98 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 2.93 | 4.94 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 2.81 | 5.86 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 2.62 | 6.84 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 2.92 | 7.03 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 2.98 | 7.2 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 2.97 | 6.8 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 2.73 | 6.27 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 2.76 | 7.52 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 2.79 | 7.81 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 2.82 | 7.54 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 2.88 | 7.5 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 2.71 | 8.13 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 2.51 | 7.41 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 2.46 | 7.33 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 2.36 | 7.29 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 2.54 | 7.29 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 2.99 | 7.24 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 3.28 | 7.53 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 3.58 | 7.76 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 4.15 | 8.99 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 4.75 | 9.03 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 5.83 | 10.85 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 6.85 | 12.43 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 8.6 | 14.2 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 10.68 | 15.09 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 10.56 | 13.71 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 10.69 | 13.84 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 10.74 | 13.74 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 10.61 | 13.38 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 10.44 | 13.15 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 10.48 | 13.17 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 10.5 | 13.18 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 10.53 | 13.23 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 10.51 | 13.32 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 10.64 | 13.6 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 10.33 | 13.3 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 10.18 | 13.08 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 9.92 | 12.31 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 9.81 | 12.16 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 9.6 | 11.86 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 9.05 | 11.39 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 8.66 | 10.96 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 8.22 | 10.42 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 7.85 | 9.97 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 7.91 | 10.04 | 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 Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyMoldova: 71.2 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMoldova: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMoldova: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMoldova: 75.2% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionMoldova: 3.43% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateMoldova: 13.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMoldova: 3.07 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMoldova: -0.89% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMoldova: 1.73 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMoldova: 43.7% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageMoldova: 37.8 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMoldova: 15.6% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMoldova: -6.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMoldova: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMoldova: $103M in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personMoldova: $38 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMoldova: 1.4% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMoldova: 6,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerMoldova: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMoldova: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMoldova: 5 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMoldova: 12 million TIV in 2011Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025