Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.0883 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.0883 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.0904 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0383, in 1990.
That places Madagascar 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0383 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0437 | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0437 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0444 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0547 | +23.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0606 | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 0.057 | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0603 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0648 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0635 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0603 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0574 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0447 | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0541 | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0556 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0566 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0515 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0513 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0498 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0493 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0543 | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0623 | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0751 | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0785 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0781 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0826 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0755 | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0794 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.071 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0832 | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0699 | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0876 | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0899 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0904 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0883 | -2.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0883 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0658, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0883 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0966, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0531 | 0.0383 | 0.0648 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0531 | 0.0447 | 0.0603 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.074 | 0.0543 | 0.0832 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0852 | 0.0699 | 0.0904 | 5 |
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 carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar was 0.0883 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0904 in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0383 in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.