Madagascar vs Sri Lanka: Per capita methane emissions by sector
Madagascar
0.3206 kilograms per person
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.4353 kilograms per person
in 2023
Madagascar rank
136th
Sri Lanka rank
134th
Per capita methane emissions by sector over time
- Madagascar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.4353 kilograms per person against 0.3206 kilograms per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1147 kilograms per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Madagascar ranks 136th and Sri Lanka ranks 134th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kilograms per person | 0 kilograms per person | 0 kilograms per person | — |
| 2000s | 0 kilograms per person | 0 kilograms per person | 0 kilograms per person | — |
| 2010s | 0.1559 kilograms per person | 0 kilograms per person | 0.1559 kilograms per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.3328 kilograms per person | 0.4392 kilograms per person | 0.1064 kilograms per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions by sector, Madagascar or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.4353 kilograms per person against 0.3206 kilograms per person in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions by sector between Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1147 kilograms per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Sri Lanka rank globally for per capita methane emissions by sector?
- Madagascar ranks 136th and Sri Lanka ranks 134th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita methane emissions by sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.