Madagascar vs Zambia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Madagascar
0.7%
in 2024
Zambia
0.7%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
27th
Zambia rank
29th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Madagascar
- Zambia
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 29th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 16 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Madagascar or Zambia?
- Madagascar, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Madagascar and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Madagascar ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 29th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.