Kenya vs Madagascar: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Kenya
0.1079 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Madagascar
0.1091 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Kenya rank
145th
Madagascar rank
142nd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.1091 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1079 kilograms per international-$ in Kenya, a difference of 0.0012 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 145th and Madagascar ranks 142nd of 164 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2254 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0373 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1881 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.235 kilograms per international-$ | 0.053 kilograms per international-$ | 0.182 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.2148 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0829 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1319 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.155 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0806 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0744 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.151 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0795 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0716 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.1211 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0748 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0463 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.1041 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0943 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0098 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.1136 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1106 kilograms per international-$ | 0.003 kilograms per international-$ | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.1091 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1079 kilograms per international-$ in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 0.0012 kilograms per international-$, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 145th and Madagascar ranks 142nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).