Luxembourg vs Madagascar: Per capita methane emissions
Luxembourg
0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Madagascar
0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
127th
Madagascar rank
130th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 127th and Madagascar ranks 130th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.8488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Luxembourg or Madagascar?
- Luxembourg, at 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Luxembourg and Madagascar?
- 0.0188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Madagascar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Madagascar rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Luxembourg ranks 127th 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.