Australia vs Madagascar: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Australia
0.9%
in 2024
Madagascar
0.7%
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
Madagascar rank
27th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Australia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.9% against 0.7% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Australia ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 27th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 15 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1890s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 1900s | 1.0% | -0.1% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.9% | -0.1% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 1920s | 2.9% | 0.6% | 2.3% | Australia |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 0.9% | 2.3% | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 0.6% | 1.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Australia or Madagascar?
- Australia, at 0.9% against 0.7% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Australia and Madagascar?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Madagascar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Madagascar rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Australia ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 27th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.