Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita was 275.85 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita in Madagascar, 1980–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar is 275.85 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar peaked at 319.68 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2020 and was at its lowest, 122.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, in 1983.
Madagascar ranks 24th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 221.52 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 122.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 309.36 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 238.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 209.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 306.75 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 203.04 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 185.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 229.11 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 232.96 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 202.34 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 283.2 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 279.2 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 254.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 319.68 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 21 Laos 288.44 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 22 Senegal 282.09 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 23 China 278.62 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 25 Sudan 275.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 26 Cameroon 274.96 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 27 Afghanistan 274.4 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.8% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 32.74 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.8% (2025)
- Urban population 10.77 million (2025)
- Urban population 32.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1417 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 112.65 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1417 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1417 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar?
- Carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Madagascar was 275.85 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 319.68 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2020.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1983.
- How does Madagascar rank for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 24th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.