Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Madagascar
Madagascar: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1091 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Madagascar, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Madagascar stood at 0.1091 kilograms per international-$.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Madagascar peaked at 0.124 kilograms per international-$ in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0324 kilograms per international-$, in 1953.
Madagascar ranks 142nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0373 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0324 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0434 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.053 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0354 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0753 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0829 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0624 kilograms per international-$ | 0.124 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0806 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0493 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1105 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0795 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0643 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0959 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0748 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0613 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1005 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0943 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0666 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1099 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1106 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1081 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1146 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 139 Nigeria 0.1159 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 140 Paraguay 0.1157 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 141 France 0.1105 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 143 Myanmar 0.1087 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 144 Uruguay 0.1086 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 145 Kenya 0.1079 kilograms per international-$ 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: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Madagascar?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Madagascar was 0.1091 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.124 kilograms per international-$ in 1975.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0324 kilograms per international-$ in 1953.
- How does Madagascar rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Madagascar ranks 142nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).