Consumption-based carbon intensity in Madagascar
Madagascar: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1604 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Madagascar, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based carbon intensity in Madagascar is 0.1604 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Madagascar peaked at 0.1673 kilograms per international-$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0783 kilograms per international-$, in 1990.
That places Madagascar 102nd out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0972 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0783 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1236 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.133 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1105 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1565 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1441 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1169 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1634 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1624 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1595 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1673 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 99 Guatemala 0.1697 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 100 Romania 0.1655 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 101 France 0.1637 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 103 Albania 0.1572 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 104 Uruguay 0.1547 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 105 Burkina Faso 0.1547 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Madagascar?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Madagascar was 0.1604 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1673 kilograms per international-$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0783 kilograms per international-$ in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Madagascar ranks 102nd out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).