Madagascar vs Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Madagascar
8,874 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
8,612 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
129th
Saudi Arabia rank
130th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • Madagascar
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 8,874 tonnes per square kilometre against 8,612 tonnes per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 262 tonnes per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 129th and Saudi Arabia ranks 130th of 192 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 3,175 tonnes per square kilometre 87.78 tonnes per square kilometre 3,087 tonnes per square kilometre Madagascar
1970s 4,031 tonnes per square kilometre 338.32 tonnes per square kilometre 3,693 tonnes per square kilometre Madagascar
1980s 5,000 tonnes per square kilometre 1,031 tonnes per square kilometre 3,969 tonnes per square kilometre Madagascar
1990s 5,876 tonnes per square kilometre 2,107 tonnes per square kilometre 3,769 tonnes per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 7,494 tonnes per square kilometre 3,584 tonnes per square kilometre 3,910 tonnes per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 8,339 tonnes per square kilometre 6,014 tonnes per square kilometre 2,326 tonnes per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 8,784 tonnes per square kilometre 8,140 tonnes per square kilometre 644 tonnes per square kilometre Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Madagascar or Saudi Arabia?
Madagascar, at 8,874 tonnes per square kilometre against 8,612 tonnes per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Madagascar and Saudi Arabia?
262 tonnes per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Madagascar ranks 129th and Saudi Arabia ranks 130th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.