emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 3.04 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 3.04 tonnes per square kilometre for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 3.04 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3455 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 104th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3455 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.354 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3844 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3893 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4076 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4158 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.435 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.4515 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4525 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4911 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4519 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4718 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4795 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5024 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.512 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5193 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5338 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5529 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5574 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5761 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5829 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5803 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5916 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6113 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6444 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6553 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.689 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.7148 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7301 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9235 tonnes per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9372 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9715 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9734 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 1.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.87 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.99 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 2.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 2.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 3.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 3.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 3.04 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.58 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 3.04 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +26.5% | 0.7301 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9235 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.404 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3455 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4525 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5072 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4519 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5574 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6376 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5761 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7301 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9235 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 101 Eswatini 3.21 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 102 Micronesia (country) 3.19 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 103 American Samoa 3.05 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 105 Greece 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 106 Tunisia 2.93 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 107 Moldova 2.71 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 3.04 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3455 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 104th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.