Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Madagascar

Madagascar: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 35.57 million tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
35.57 million tonnes
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
81st
of 194 countries
All-time high
147.91 million tonnes
in 1998
All-time low
33.85 million tonnes
in 2021
Years of data
82
1933–2024

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Madagascar, 1933–2024

25.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M150.0M193319782024

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 35.57 million tonnes for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Madagascar peaked at 147.91 million tonnes in 1998 and was at its lowest, 33.85 million tonnes, in 2021.

That places Madagascar 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 82 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1930s 49.93 million tonnes 47.50 million tonnes 51.23 million tonnes 3
1940s 83.96 million tonnes 79.33 million tonnes 88.61 million tonnes 4
1950s 93.27 million tonnes 67.74 million tonnes 121.64 million tonnes 10
1960s 61.02 million tonnes 40.76 million tonnes 120.73 million tonnes 10
1970s 64.52 million tonnes 37.42 million tonnes 97.70 million tonnes 10
1980s 40.94 million tonnes 37.28 million tonnes 47.51 million tonnes 10
1990s 79.54 million tonnes 37.64 million tonnes 147.91 million tonnes 10
2000s 74.45 million tonnes 46.44 million tonnes 132.53 million tonnes 10
2010s 40.17 million tonnes 34.52 million tonnes 46.20 million tonnes 10
2020s 34.71 million tonnes 33.85 million tonnes 35.57 million tonnes 5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 78 Bahrain 39.00 million tonnes compare
  2. 79 Mali 38.30 million tonnes compare
  3. 80 Papua New Guinea 36.31 million tonnes compare
  4. 82 Burkina Faso 34.95 million tonnes compare
  5. 83 Ghana 34.56 million tonnes compare
  6. 84 Kenya 34.46 million tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Madagascar?
Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Madagascar was 35.57 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 147.91 million tonnes in 1998.
What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 33.85 million tonnes in 2021.
How does Madagascar rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Madagascar ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.