Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) was 34.79 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Madagascar, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Madagascar is 34.79 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Madagascar peaked at 41.05 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 20.6 %, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 25th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.17 % | — |
| 1991 | 21.15 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 21.09 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 20.98 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 21.07 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 20.98 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 20.83 % | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 20.81 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 20.66 % | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 20.73 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 20.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 31.62 % | +53.5% |
| 2002 | 32.28 % | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 31.39 % | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 31.7 % | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 30.75 % | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 31.02 % | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 30.38 % | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 30.65 % | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 30.46 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 30.39 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 40.54 % | +33.4% |
| 2012 | 40.04 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 40.36 % | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 39.91 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 39.99 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 40.43 % | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 40.37 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 41.05 % | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 39.93 % | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 40.27 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 36.33 % | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 36.54 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 34.79 % | -4.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 34.79 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.7 %, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 34.79 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.03 %, 3.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +53.5% | 20.6 % | 31.62 % |
| 2011 | +33.4% | 30.39 % | 40.54 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.95 % | 20.66 % | 21.17 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.09 % | 20.6 % | 32.28 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3 % | 30.39 % | 41.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.98 % | 34.79 % | 40.27 % | 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 land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Madagascar?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Madagascar was 34.79 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 41.05 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6 % in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Madagascar ranks 25th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.