Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Madagascar
Madagascar: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 0.2058 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Madagascar, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.2058 tonnes per person for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Madagascar peaked at 0.2136 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0954 tonnes per person, in 1990.
That places Madagascar 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0954 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0991 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0976 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0992 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.105 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1027 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1046 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1163 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1266 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1422 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1844 tonnes per person | +29.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1543 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 0.142 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1631 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1554 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.157 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1381 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1449 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2062 tonnes per person | +42.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1735 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1481 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1591 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1627 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2016 tonnes per person | +24.0% |
| 2014 | 0.195 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1828 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1943 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2136 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1919 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2041 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.193 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2087 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2034 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2058 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.2058 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2058 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.2058 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849 tonnes per person, 35% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1089 tonnes per person | 0.0954 tonnes per person | 0.1422 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1619 tonnes per person | 0.1381 tonnes per person | 0.2062 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1853 tonnes per person | 0.1481 tonnes per person | 0.2136 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2027 tonnes per person | 0.193 tonnes per person | 0.2087 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Madagascar?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Madagascar was 0.2058 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2136 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0954 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Madagascar ranks 117th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.