Laos vs Madagascar: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Laos
0.1%
in 2024
Madagascar
0.1%
in 2024
Laos rank
81st
Madagascar rank
80th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Laos
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Laos ranks 81st and Madagascar ranks 80th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Laos |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Laos |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Laos or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Laos and Madagascar?
- 0.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Madagascar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Madagascar rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Laos ranks 81st and Madagascar ranks 80th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.