Costa Rica vs Madagascar: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Costa Rica
11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Madagascar
12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
120th
Madagascar rank
119th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Madagascar ranks 119th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Madagascar Difference Ahead
1850s 44,685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 301,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 257,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1860s 51,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 321,195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 269,936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1870s 62,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 344,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 282,464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1880s 77,974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 370,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 292,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1890s 121,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 393,845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 271,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1900s 163,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 428,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 264,852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1910s 213,252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 478,598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 265,346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1920s 175,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 556,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 380,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1930s 200,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 672,589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 471,628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1940s 262,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 796,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 534,029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1950s 763,728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 415,810 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1960s 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 191,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar
1970s 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 702,591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Costa Rica
1980s 3.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 566,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Costa Rica
1990s 6.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Costa Rica
2000s 8.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Costa Rica
2010s 9.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 278,754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Costa Rica
2020s 10.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Costa Rica or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Costa Rica and Madagascar?
1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Madagascar?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Madagascar rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Madagascar ranks 119th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.