Finland vs Madagascar: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Finland
33.25 million tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar
31.04 million tonnes
in 2024
Finland rank
25th
Madagascar rank
27th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Finland
- Madagascar
How they compare
Finland currently reports 33.25 million tonnes against 31.04 million tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 2.21 million tonnes.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Finland ranks 25th and Madagascar ranks 27th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 9 and Madagascar in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 17.67 million tonnes | 15.34 million tonnes | 2.33 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1860s | 18.94 million tonnes | 13.02 million tonnes | 5.92 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1870s | 20.20 million tonnes | 16.35 million tonnes | 3.85 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1880s | 23.66 million tonnes | 17.98 million tonnes | 5.68 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1890s | 27.85 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | 25.51 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1900s | 33.29 million tonnes | -3.25 million tonnes | 36.54 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1910s | 39.38 million tonnes | -2.89 million tonnes | 42.27 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1920s | 38.48 million tonnes | 30.30 million tonnes | 8.18 million tonnes | Finland |
| 1930s | 18.44 million tonnes | 51.15 million tonnes | 32.71 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 13.73 million tonnes | 78.56 million tonnes | 64.82 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 15.24 million tonnes | 92.96 million tonnes | 77.73 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 15.26 million tonnes | 60.44 million tonnes | 45.17 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 8.04 million tonnes | 63.40 million tonnes | 55.36 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 6.55 million tonnes | 39.85 million tonnes | 33.30 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 9.47 million tonnes | 78.29 million tonnes | 68.83 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 17.23 million tonnes | 72.74 million tonnes | 55.52 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 22.64 million tonnes | 37.09 million tonnes | 14.45 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 31.43 million tonnes | 30.47 million tonnes | 959,640 tonnes | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Finland or Madagascar?
- Finland, at 33.25 million tonnes against 31.04 million tonnes in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Finland and Madagascar?
- 2.21 million tonnes, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Madagascar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Madagascar rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Finland ranks 25th 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 Annual 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 in tonnes.