Madagascar vs Uruguay: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Madagascar
0.1091 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Uruguay
0.1086 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Madagascar rank
142nd
Uruguay rank
144th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Madagascar
- Uruguay
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.1091 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1086 kilograms per international-$ in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0005 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uruguay ahead.
Madagascar ranks 142nd and Uruguay ranks 144th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0373 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1971 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1599 kilograms per international-$ | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.053 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2355 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1825 kilograms per international-$ | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.0829 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2416 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1587 kilograms per international-$ | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.0806 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1458 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0652 kilograms per international-$ | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.0795 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1297 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0503 kilograms per international-$ | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.0748 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1377 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0629 kilograms per international-$ | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.0943 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1109 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0165 kilograms per international-$ | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.1106 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1101 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0005 kilograms per international-$ | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Madagascar or Uruguay?
- Madagascar, at 0.1091 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1086 kilograms per international-$ in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Madagascar and Uruguay?
- 0.0005 kilograms per international-$, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Uruguay?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Madagascar and Uruguay rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Madagascar ranks 142nd and Uruguay ranks 144th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).