Guatemala vs Madagascar: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Guatemala
0.6%
in 2024
Madagascar
0.7%
in 2024
Guatemala rank
29th
Madagascar rank
27th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Guatemala
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.

Guatemala ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 27th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Madagascar Difference Ahead
1850s 0.3% 0.5% 0.2% Madagascar
1860s 0.3% 0.5% 0.2% Madagascar
1870s 0.2% 0.5% 0.3% Madagascar
1880s 0.1% 0.5% 0.4% Madagascar
1890s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Guatemala
1900s 0.1% -0.1% 0.2% Guatemala
1910s 0.2% -0.1% 0.2% Guatemala
1920s 0.2% 0.6% 0.4% Madagascar
1930s 0.4% 0.9% 0.5% Madagascar
1940s 0.8% 1.4% 0.5% Madagascar
1950s 0.7% 1.2% 0.5% Madagascar
1960s 0.4% 0.9% 0.5% Madagascar
1970s 0.4% 1.0% 0.6% Madagascar
1980s 0.8% 0.6% 0.2% Guatemala
1990s 0.8% 1.2% 0.4% Madagascar
2000s 0.7% 1.2% 0.5% Madagascar
2010s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Madagascar
2020s 0.6% 0.7% 0.0% Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Guatemala or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Guatemala and Madagascar?
0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Madagascar?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Madagascar rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Guatemala ranks 29th 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

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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.