Guatemala vs Madagascar: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Guatemala
29.58 million tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar
31.04 million tonnes
in 2024
Guatemala rank
29th
Madagascar rank
27th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Guatemala
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 31.04 million tonnes against 29.58 million tonnes in Guatemala, a difference of 1.47 million tonnes.
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 | 8.80 million tonnes | 15.34 million tonnes | 6.55 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 7.54 million tonnes | 13.02 million tonnes | 5.48 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 4.96 million tonnes | 16.35 million tonnes | 11.39 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 3.10 million tonnes | 17.98 million tonnes | 14.87 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 2.46 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | 118,886 tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 5.08 million tonnes | -3.25 million tonnes | 8.33 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 7.06 million tonnes | -2.89 million tonnes | 9.95 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 9.33 million tonnes | 30.30 million tonnes | 20.97 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 21.61 million tonnes | 51.15 million tonnes | 29.54 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 47.97 million tonnes | 78.56 million tonnes | 30.59 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 56.34 million tonnes | 92.96 million tonnes | 36.62 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 24.59 million tonnes | 60.44 million tonnes | 35.85 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 26.86 million tonnes | 63.40 million tonnes | 36.54 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 49.72 million tonnes | 39.85 million tonnes | 9.87 million tonnes | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 53.69 million tonnes | 78.29 million tonnes | 24.61 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 42.99 million tonnes | 72.74 million tonnes | 29.75 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 29.65 million tonnes | 37.09 million tonnes | 7.44 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 28.87 million tonnes | 30.47 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Guatemala or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 31.04 million tonnes against 29.58 million tonnes in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Guatemala and Madagascar?
- 1.47 million tonnes, 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 annual 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.