Madagascar vs Peru: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Madagascar
6.79 billion tonnes
in 2024
Peru
5.87 billion tonnes
in 2024
Madagascar rank
27th
Peru rank
30th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Madagascar
- Peru
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 6.79 billion tonnes against 5.87 billion tonnes in Peru, a difference of 922.40 million tonnes.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 27th and Peru ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 14 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 88.99 million tonnes | 38.92 million tonnes | 50.06 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 224.60 million tonnes | 114.07 million tonnes | 110.53 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 371.91 million tonnes | 207.64 million tonnes | 164.27 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 546.54 million tonnes | 373.31 million tonnes | 173.23 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 650.90 million tonnes | 605.19 million tonnes | 45.71 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 633.31 million tonnes | 799.94 million tonnes | 166.62 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1910s | 600.95 million tonnes | 959.62 million tonnes | 358.67 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1920s | 731.81 million tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | 394.18 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1930s | 1.16 billion tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 202.99 million tonnes | Peru |
| 1940s | 1.82 billion tonnes | 1.61 billion tonnes | 213.13 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 2.65 billion tonnes | 1.84 billion tonnes | 815.82 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 3.51 billion tonnes | 2.37 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 4.03 billion tonnes | 3.08 billion tonnes | 954.11 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 4.59 billion tonnes | 3.81 billion tonnes | 778.34 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 5.08 billion tonnes | 4.40 billion tonnes | 683.16 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 6.01 billion tonnes | 5.11 billion tonnes | 900.25 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 6.48 billion tonnes | 5.62 billion tonnes | 857.36 million tonnes | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 6.73 billion tonnes | 5.83 billion tonnes | 894.71 million tonnes | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Madagascar or Peru?
- Madagascar, at 6.79 billion tonnes against 5.87 billion tonnes in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Madagascar and Peru?
- 922.40 million tonnes, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Peru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Peru rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Madagascar ranks 27th and Peru ranks 30th 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.