Madagascar vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Madagascar
3.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda
2.62 tonnes per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
194th
Rwanda rank
197th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 3.52 tonnes per person against 2.62 tonnes per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.9 tonnes per person.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 194th and Rwanda ranks 197th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9886 tonnes per person 0.1797 tonnes per person 0.8089 tonnes per person Madagascar
1970s 1.96 tonnes per person 0.319 tonnes per person 1.64 tonnes per person Madagascar
1980s 2.54 tonnes per person 0.9132 tonnes per person 1.62 tonnes per person Madagascar
1990s 2.67 tonnes per person 1.56 tonnes per person 1.11 tonnes per person Madagascar
2000s 2.79 tonnes per person 1.81 tonnes per person 0.9767 tonnes per person Madagascar
2010s 3 tonnes per person 2.01 tonnes per person 0.9984 tonnes per person Madagascar
2020s 3.41 tonnes per person 2.44 tonnes per person 0.9684 tonnes per person Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Madagascar or Rwanda?
Madagascar, at 3.52 tonnes per person against 2.62 tonnes per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Madagascar and Rwanda?
0.9 tonnes per person, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Rwanda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Rwanda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Madagascar ranks 194th and Rwanda ranks 197th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.