Madagascar vs Yemen: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Madagascar
0.4051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.4359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
192nd
Yemen rank
190th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Madagascar
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.4359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Yemen ahead.
Madagascar ranks 192nd and Yemen ranks 190th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1860s | 0.1187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1870s | 0.1244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1880s | 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1890s | 0.1411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1900s | 0.1641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1910s | 0.191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1920s | 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1930s | 0.2201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 0.2659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1960s | 0.2539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1970s | 0.2812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1980s | 0.2815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.3269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.3829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.4038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Madagascar or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.4359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Madagascar and Yemen?
- 0.0308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Yemen rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Madagascar ranks 192nd and Yemen ranks 190th 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.