Madagascar vs Senegal: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Madagascar
1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Senegal
1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
165th
Senegal rank
166th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Madagascar
- Senegal
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Senegal, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 165th and Senegal ranks 166th of 199 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 7.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 13.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 17.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 22.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 23.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 12.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 10.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 7.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 5.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Madagascar or Senegal?
- Madagascar, at 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Madagascar and Senegal?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Senegal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Senegal rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Madagascar ranks 165th and Senegal ranks 166th 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.