Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Madagascar
1.8%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.9%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
108th
Zimbabwe rank
106th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Madagascar
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 79 shared years of data; in 1934 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 108th and Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 25.0% | 20.5% | 4.5% | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 12.7% | 12.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 829.8% | 3.4% | 826.3% | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 9.5% | 1.5% | 8.0% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 4.2% | 1.5% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 6.0% | 4.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 0.0% | 6.8% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.9% | -5.8% | 6.7% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 2.6% | 7.1% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 6.9% | 4.9% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Madagascar or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zimbabwe?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Madagascar ranks 108th and Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.