Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Afghanistan
0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Madagascar
0.4051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
194th
Madagascar rank
192nd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Afghanistan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.4051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 194th and Madagascar ranks 192nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 8 and Madagascar in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.1711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.1759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 0.1817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 0.1885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.1345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 0.1199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 0.1742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 0.1744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 0.1515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0.1862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.2239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.3202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.1785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.1773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.3974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.3698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Afghanistan or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.4051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 0.0336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th and Madagascar ranks 192nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.