Madagascar vs Mozambique: Per capita methane emissions
Madagascar
0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mozambique
0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Madagascar rank
130th
Mozambique rank
128th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 130th and Mozambique ranks 128th of 199 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.8113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.058 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, Madagascar or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 0.782 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 Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 0.0064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Madagascar ranks 130th and Mozambique ranks 128th 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.