Madagascar vs Rwanda: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
Madagascar
0.1417 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.1426 tonnes per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
204th
Rwanda rank
202nd
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables over time
- Madagascar
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.1426 tonnes per person against 0.1417 tonnes per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 204th and Rwanda ranks 202nd of 213 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0692 tonnes per person | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0595 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0.0994 tonnes per person | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.081 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.1477 tonnes per person | 0.0342 tonnes per person | 0.1135 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.1062 tonnes per person | 0.1003 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.089 tonnes per person | 0.0657 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.0907 tonnes per person | 0.0582 tonnes per person | 0.0325 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.1214 tonnes per person | 0.081 tonnes per person | 0.0405 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.1393 tonnes per person | 0.1329 tonnes per person | 0.0064 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, Madagascar or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.1426 tonnes per person against 0.1417 tonnes per person in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables between Madagascar and Rwanda?
- 0.0009 tonnes per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Rwanda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Rwanda rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Madagascar ranks 204th and Rwanda ranks 202nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.