Consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Madagascar
Madagascar: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 6.42 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Madagascar, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based co₂ emissions in Madagascar is 6.42 million tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions in Madagascar peaked at 6.42 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million tonnes, in 1990.
Madagascar ranks 115th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.53 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.07 million tonnes | 2.49 million tonnes | 4.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.69 million tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | 5.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.10 million tonnes | 5.59 million tonnes | 6.42 million tonnes | 4 |
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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 co₂ emissions in Madagascar?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions in Madagascar was 6.42 million tonnes in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.42 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million tonnes in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Madagascar ranks 115th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.