Madagascar vs Panama: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Madagascar
17.24 million tonnes
in 2024
Panama
20.58 million tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar rank
107th
Panama rank
105th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Madagascar
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 20.58 million tonnes against 17.24 million tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 3.34 million tonnes.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Panama ahead.
Madagascar ranks 107th and Panama ranks 105th of 179 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7,328 tonnes | 314,843 tonnes | 307,515 tonnes | Panama |
| 1950s | 393,048 tonnes | 316,753 tonnes | 76,294 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 713,710 tonnes | 322,255 tonnes | 391,455 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 1.18 million tonnes | 394,829 tonnes | 788,130 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.70 million tonnes | 505,478 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2.06 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 642,185 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2.24 million tonnes | 2.44 million tonnes | 201,840 tonnes | Panama |
| 2010s | 6.21 million tonnes | 5.81 million tonnes | 397,857 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 14.67 million tonnes | 16.44 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Madagascar or Panama?
- Panama, at 20.58 million tonnes against 17.24 million tonnes in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Madagascar and Panama?
- 3.34 million tonnes, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Panama?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Panama rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Madagascar ranks 107th and Panama ranks 105th 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.