Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 79.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Madagascar, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 79.4% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Madagascar peaked at 111.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 79.4%, in 2015.
That places Madagascar 52nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.6% | — |
| 1991 | 98.3% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 96.4% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.3% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 94.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 111.0% | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 110.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 111.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 110.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 109.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | -25.4% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | -0.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 79.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 88.5%, 90% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 79.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -25.4% | 109.8% | 81.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.9% | 97.3% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.2% | 93.7% | 111.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 79.4% | 109.8% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Madagascar?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Madagascar was 79.4% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 111.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 2015.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Madagascar ranks 52nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.