Madagascar vs Tanzania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Madagascar
17.24 million tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
19.61 million tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar rank
107th
Tanzania rank
106th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Madagascar
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 19.61 million tonnes against 17.24 million tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 2.37 million tonnes.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 107th and Tanzania ranks 106th of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 393,048 tonnes | 645,234 tonnes | 252,186 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 713,710 tonnes | 866,961 tonnes | 153,250 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 1.18 million tonnes | 955,231 tonnes | 227,729 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.70 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 673,221 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2.06 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 504,086 tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2.35 million tonnes | 3.10 million tonnes | 745,828 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 6.21 million tonnes | 6.77 million tonnes | 555,742 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 14.67 million tonnes | 15.83 million tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Madagascar or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 19.61 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 Tanzania?
- 2.37 million tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Tanzania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Madagascar ranks 107th and Tanzania ranks 106th 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.