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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.