How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Moldova
Moldova: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Moldova, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Moldova peaked at 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1999.
Moldova ranks 140th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Moldova, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0931 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0718 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0404 metric tons per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0464 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0332 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0373 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0349 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0528 metric tons per square kilometre | +110.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0528 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0722 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1054 metric tons per square kilometre | +46.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1744 metric tons per square kilometre | +65.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1933 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2083 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2288 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2382 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2501 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2692 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2755 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2778 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2777 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3385 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3436 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3677 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3698 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3835 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3856 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3832 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3924 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3926 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5392 metric tons per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +110.7% | 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0528 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +65.4% | 0.1054 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1744 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -43.7% | 0.0718 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0404 metric tons per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +46.1% | 0.0722 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1054 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0478 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0931 metric tons per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1576 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0528 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2501 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3289 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2692 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3856 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4002 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3832 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 137 Dominican Republic 0.4408 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 138 South Africa 0.4387 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 139 Togo 0.4377 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 141 Sweden 0.4078 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 142 Uruguay 0.3837 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 143 Lebanon 0.3586 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Moldova
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2466 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1366 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6117 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Moldova?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Moldova was 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.025 metric tons per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Moldova rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Moldova ranks 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.