Consumption of ozone depleting substances in Moldova
Moldova: Consumption of ozone depleting substances was 0.54 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Consumption of ozone depleting substances in Moldova, 1986–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.54 for consumption of ozone depleting substances in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption of ozone depleting substances in Moldova peaked at 279.5 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2016.
Moldova ranks 110th of 168 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.
Consumption of ozone depleting substances in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 279.5 | — |
| 1989 | 0.8 | -99.7% |
| 1991 | 16.6 | +1975.0% |
| 1995 | 86.1 | +418.7% |
| 1996 | 73.7 | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 88.3 | +19.8% |
| 1998 | 41.6 | -52.9% |
| 1999 | 11.1 | -73.3% |
| 2000 | 31.7 | +185.6% |
| 2001 | 23.5 | -25.9% |
| 2002 | 29.6 | +26.0% |
| 2003 | 18.9 | -36.1% |
| 2004 | 21.5 | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 15.3 | -28.8% |
| 2006 | 12.7 | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 11.3 | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 2.8 | -75.2% |
| 2009 | 1.2 | -57.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7 | -41.7% |
| 2011 | 1.31 | +87.1% |
| 2012 | 1.88 | +43.5% |
| 2013 | 0.99 | -47.3% |
| 2014 | 0.76 | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 0.82 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0.31 | — |
| 2019 | 0.53 | +71.0% |
| 2020 | 0.56 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.54 | -3.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.54 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7, 32% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption of ozone depleting substances 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +1975.0% | 0.8 | 16.6 |
| 1995 | +418.7% | 16.6 | 86.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 140.15 | 0.8 | 279.5 | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.9 | 11.1 | 88.3 | 6 |
| 2000s | 16.85 | 1.2 | 31.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.73 | 0 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More environment data for Moldova
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.4238 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1403 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 10.1 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -30.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0661 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0108 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption of ozone depleting substances in Moldova?
- Consumption of ozone depleting substances in Moldova was 0.54 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption of ozone depleting substances recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 279.5 in 1986.
- What is the lowest consumption of ozone depleting substances recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
- How does Moldova rank for consumption of ozone depleting substances?
- Moldova ranks 110th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is consumption of ozone depleting substances rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption of ozone depleting substances. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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