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