Madagascar vs Rwanda: Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita
Madagascar
0.2058 tonnes per person
in 2023
Rwanda
0.252 tonnes per person
in 2023
Madagascar rank
117th
Rwanda rank
115th
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Madagascar
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.252 tonnes per person against 0.2058 tonnes per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0462 tonnes per person.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 117th and Rwanda ranks 115th of 120 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1089 tonnes per person | 0.0766 tonnes per person | 0.0322 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.1619 tonnes per person | 0.0609 tonnes per person | 0.101 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.1853 tonnes per person | 0.1097 tonnes per person | 0.0756 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.2027 tonnes per person | 0.2291 tonnes per person | 0.0264 tonnes per person | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita, Madagascar or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.252 tonnes per person against 0.2058 tonnes per person in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita between Madagascar and Rwanda?
- 0.0462 tonnes per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Rwanda?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Rwanda rank globally for consumption-based vs. territorial co₂ emissions per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 117th and Rwanda ranks 115th of 120 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 Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.