Madagascar vs Rwanda: Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use
Madagascar
0.1417 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.1426 tonnes per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
199th
Rwanda rank
197th
Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use over time
- Madagascar
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.1426 tonnes per person against 0.1417 tonnes per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 199th and Rwanda ranks 197th of 208 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0692 tonnes per person | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0595 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0.0994 tonnes per person | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.081 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.1477 tonnes per person | 0.0342 tonnes per person | 0.1135 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.1062 tonnes per person | 0.1003 tonnes per person | 0.0059 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.089 tonnes per person | 0.0657 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.0907 tonnes per person | 0.0582 tonnes per person | 0.0325 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.1214 tonnes per person | 0.081 tonnes per person | 0.0405 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.1393 tonnes per person | 0.1329 tonnes per person | 0.0064 tonnes per person | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use, Madagascar or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.1426 tonnes per person against 0.1417 tonnes per person in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use between Madagascar and Rwanda?
- 0.0009 tonnes per person, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Rwanda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Rwanda rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use?
- Madagascar ranks 199th and Rwanda ranks 197th of 208 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 vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.