Australia vs Madagascar: Methane emissions by sector

Australia
530,000 tonnes
in 2023
Madagascar
390,000 tonnes
in 2023
Australia rank
22nd
Madagascar rank
25th

Methane emissions by sector over time

  • Australia
  • Madagascar
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M199020062023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 530,000 tonnes against 390,000 tonnes in Madagascar, a difference of 140,000 tonnes.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 22nd and Madagascar ranks 25th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.