South Korea vs Madagascar: Per capita methane emissions
South Korea
0.767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Madagascar
0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Korea rank
131st
Madagascar rank
130th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- South Korea
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 131st and Madagascar ranks 130th of 199 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 0.7964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 0.7981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 0.8004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 0.8077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 0.8137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 0.8272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 0.856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 0.8813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 0.9493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 0.7549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0.6752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.7781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.6554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.5715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.7055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, South Korea or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between South Korea and Madagascar?
- 0.0086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Madagascar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Madagascar rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- South Korea ranks 131st and Madagascar ranks 130th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.