Angola vs Madagascar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Angola
7.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar
6.79 billion tonnes
in 2024
Angola rank
24th
Madagascar rank
27th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Angola
- Madagascar
How they compare
Angola currently reports 7.42 billion tonnes against 6.79 billion tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 633.71 million tonnes.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Angola ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 27th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 17 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 119.60 million tonnes | 88.99 million tonnes | 30.61 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1860s | 396.00 million tonnes | 224.60 million tonnes | 171.40 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1870s | 677.54 million tonnes | 371.91 million tonnes | 305.63 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1880s | 929.05 million tonnes | 546.54 million tonnes | 382.51 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1890s | 1.07 billion tonnes | 650.90 million tonnes | 421.58 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1900s | 1.03 billion tonnes | 633.31 million tonnes | 399.66 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1910s | 927.71 million tonnes | 600.95 million tonnes | 326.76 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1920s | 1.05 billion tonnes | 731.81 million tonnes | 315.31 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1930s | 1.56 billion tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | 400.03 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1940s | 2.34 billion tonnes | 1.82 billion tonnes | 521.29 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1950s | 3.59 billion tonnes | 2.65 billion tonnes | 941.71 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1960s | 4.78 billion tonnes | 3.51 billion tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | Angola |
| 1970s | 5.13 billion tonnes | 4.03 billion tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | Angola |
| 1980s | 5.30 billion tonnes | 4.59 billion tonnes | 710.90 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1990s | 5.45 billion tonnes | 5.08 billion tonnes | 363.37 million tonnes | Angola |
| 2000s | 5.79 billion tonnes | 6.01 billion tonnes | 223.57 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 6.77 billion tonnes | 6.48 billion tonnes | 287.66 million tonnes | Angola |
| 2020s | 7.32 billion tonnes | 6.73 billion tonnes | 593.79 million tonnes | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Angola or Madagascar?
- Angola, at 7.42 billion tonnes against 6.79 billion tonnes in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Angola and Madagascar?
- 633.71 million tonnes, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Madagascar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Madagascar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Angola ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 27th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.