Laos vs Madagascar: Carbon intensity of energy

Laos

288.44 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour

in 2024

Madagascar

275.85 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour

in 2024

Laos rank

21st

Madagascar rank

24th

Carbon intensity of energy over time

Laos
Madagascar

How they compare

Laos currently reports 288.44 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 275.85 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Madagascar, a difference of 12.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Madagascar ahead.

Laos ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 24th of 204 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Carbon intensity of energy
Unit: grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 9,804 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.