Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 51,311 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Madagascar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Madagascar stood at 51,311 kt.
The figure is down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Madagascar peaked at 81,096 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39,292 kt, in 2016.
That places Madagascar 9th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81,096 kt | — |
| 1991 | 81,096 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 81,096 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 81,096 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 81,096 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 81,096 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 81,096 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 81,096 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 81,096 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 81,096 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 81,096 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 73,729 kt | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 73,729 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73,729 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73,729 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73,729 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73,729 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73,729 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73,729 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73,729 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73,729 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 73,414 kt | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 73,414 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73,414 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 73,414 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73,414 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39,292 kt | -46.5% |
| 2017 | 39,292 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39,292 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39,292 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39,292 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51,311 kt | +30.6% |
| 2022 | 51,311 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 51,311 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 51,311 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 51,311 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,096 kt | 81,096 kt | 81,096 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,466 kt | 73,729 kt | 81,096 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,797 kt | 39,292 kt | 73,729 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,308 kt | 39,292 kt | 51,311 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 6 Colombia 56,313 kt compare
- 7 Italy 53,504 kt compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24,464 kt compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9,878 kt compare
- 8 Myanmar 53,005 kt compare
- 9 Melanesia 630.67 kt compare
- 10 Sudan 45,804 kt compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 227.33 kt compare
- 11 Thailand 44,917 kt compare
- 11 Polynesia 36.67 kt compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 28,893 kt compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt compare
- 12 Mozambique 43,135 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 0 kt compare
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 stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Madagascar?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Madagascar was 51,311 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 81,096 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,292 kt in 2016.
- How does Madagascar rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Madagascar ranks 9th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. 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 Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).