Lebanon vs Madagascar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Lebanon
14.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar
17.24 million tonnes
in 2024
Lebanon rank
109th
Madagascar rank
107th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Lebanon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 17.24 million tonnes against 14.29 million tonnes in Lebanon, a difference of 2.96 million tonnes.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Lebanon ranks 109th and Madagascar ranks 107th of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36,989 tonnes | 393,048 tonnes | 356,058 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 145,827 tonnes | 713,710 tonnes | 567,883 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 323,887 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 859,072 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 440,400 tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2.09 million tonnes | 2.11 million tonnes | 18,934 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 6.39 million tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | 4.04 million tonnes | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 11.82 million tonnes | 6.21 million tonnes | 5.61 million tonnes | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 14.10 million tonnes | 14.67 million tonnes | 567,700 tonnes | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Lebanon or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 17.24 million tonnes against 14.29 million tonnes in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Lebanon and Madagascar?
- 2.96 million tonnes, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Madagascar?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Madagascar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Lebanon ranks 109th and Madagascar ranks 107th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.