Madagascar vs Niger: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Madagascar
1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niger
1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
165th
Niger rank
164th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Madagascar
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 165th and Niger ranks 164th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 14 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 7.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1910s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1920s | 13.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 17.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 22.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 23.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 12.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 10.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 5.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Madagascar or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Madagascar and Niger?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Madagascar ranks 165th and Niger ranks 164th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.