Madagascar vs Tanzania: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Madagascar
0.042 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.0295 tonnes per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
99th
Tanzania rank
101st
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Madagascar
- Tanzania
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.042 tonnes per person against 0.0295 tonnes per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0125 tonnes per person.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.4 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 99th and Tanzania ranks 101st of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 0.0103 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.0065 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0003 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 0.0036 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.0328 tonnes per person | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.019 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.0414 tonnes per person | 0.0258 tonnes per person | 0.0155 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Madagascar or Tanzania?
- Madagascar, at 0.042 tonnes per person against 0.0295 tonnes per person in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Madagascar and Tanzania?
- 0.0125 tonnes per person, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Tanzania rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Madagascar ranks 99th and Tanzania ranks 101st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.