Madagascar vs Somalia: Methane emissions

Madagascar
24.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Somalia
25.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Madagascar rank
64th
Somalia rank
61st

Methane emissions over time

  • Madagascar
  • Somalia
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M185019372024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 25.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Madagascar, a difference of 482,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 64th and Somalia ranks 61st of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 12 and Somalia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Somalia Difference Ahead
1850s 3.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 501,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1860s 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 523,583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1870s 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 549,324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1880s 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 576,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1890s 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 600,583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1900s 4.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 600,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1910s 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 472,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1920s 6.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 197,563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1930s 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35,159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1940s 9.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 702,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1950s 12.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1960s 14.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1970s 15.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 443,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1980s 18.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
1990s 19.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 448,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
2000s 20.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
2010s 22.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia
2020s 24.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 25.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 594,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Madagascar or Somalia?
Somalia, at 25.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Madagascar and Somalia?
482,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Somalia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Somalia rank globally for methane emissions?
Madagascar ranks 64th and Somalia ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.