Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Madagascar, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.7% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Madagascar peaked at 2.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1909.
Madagascar ranks 27th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Madagascar?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Madagascar was 0.7% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1909.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Madagascar ranks 27th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.