Madagascar vs Mali: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Madagascar
12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mali
11.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Madagascar rank
119th
Mali rank
121st
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Madagascar
- Mali
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mali, a difference of 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mali ahead.
Madagascar ranks 119th and Mali ranks 121st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 9 and Mali in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 301,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 328,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1860s | 321,195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 342,944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1870s | 344,797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 364,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1880s | 370,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 386,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1890s | 393,845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 409,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1900s | 428,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 449,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1910s | 478,598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 513,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1920s | 556,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 574,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1930s | 672,589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 689,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mali |
| 1940s | 796,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 780,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 847,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 331,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 413,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 865,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 6.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 9.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 12.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 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, Madagascar or Mali?
- Madagascar, at 12.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 11.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Madagascar and Mali?
- 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mali?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Mali rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Madagascar ranks 119th and Mali ranks 121st 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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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.