Madagascar vs Niger: Methane emissions, per unit of GDP
Madagascar
0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Niger
0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Madagascar rank
9th
Niger rank
8th
Methane emissions, per unit of GDP over time
- Madagascar
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP against 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 9th and Niger ranks 8th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.0087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.0045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.0049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.0016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per unit of gdp, Madagascar or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP against 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per unit of gdp between Madagascar and Niger?
- 0.0001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for methane emissions, per unit of gdp?
- Madagascar ranks 9th and Niger ranks 8th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Methane emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.