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
05.0M10.0M15.0M194519842024

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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.