AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 2.6 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Madagascar, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions per capita in Madagascar is 2.6 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in Madagascar peaked at 9.13 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.35 t CO2eq/cap, in 2020.
That places Madagascar 38th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.13 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 8.86 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 8.61 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 8.38 t CO2eq/cap | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 8.09 t CO2eq/cap | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 7.85 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 7.65 t CO2eq/cap | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 7.35 t CO2eq/cap | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 7.18 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 6.92 t CO2eq/cap | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 6.62 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 5.93 t CO2eq/cap | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 5.64 t CO2eq/cap | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 5.6 t CO2eq/cap | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 5.36 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.43 t CO2eq/cap | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 5.2 t CO2eq/cap | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 5.11 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.89 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.8 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 4.69 t CO2eq/cap | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.52 t CO2eq/cap | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.4 t CO2eq/cap | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 4.23 t CO2eq/cap | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 4.14 t CO2eq/cap | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.05 t CO2eq/cap | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.69 t CO2eq/cap | -33.6% |
| 2017 | 2.58 t CO2eq/cap | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 2.46 t CO2eq/cap | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.43 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.35 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.63 t CO2eq/cap | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 2.54 t CO2eq/cap | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.6 t CO2eq/cap | +2.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 2.6 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.41 t CO2eq/cap, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 2.6 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.38 t CO2eq/cap, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where AFOLU — Emissions per capita in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -33.6% | 4.05 t CO2eq/cap | 2.69 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 t CO2eq/cap | 6.92 t CO2eq/cap | 9.13 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.46 t CO2eq/cap | 4.8 t CO2eq/cap | 6.62 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 t CO2eq/cap | 2.43 t CO2eq/cap | 4.69 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 t CO2eq/cap | 2.35 t CO2eq/cap | 2.63 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in Madagascar?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in Madagascar was 2.6 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.13 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.35 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 38th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.