Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square in Madagascar

Madagascar: Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square was 0.0561 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0561 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0767 kt per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
0.0407 kt per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Madagascar, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.041 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.041 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.041 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.041 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.041 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.041 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.041 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.041 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.041 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.041 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.041 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.057 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.057 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.057 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.057 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.057 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.057 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.057 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.057 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.057 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.057 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.077 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.077 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.077 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.077 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.077 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.055 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.055 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.055 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.055 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.055 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.056 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.056 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.056 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 0.0561 kt per square kilometre for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in 2023.

The figure is down 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Madagascar peaked at 0.0767 kt per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0407 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Madagascar 23rd out of 191 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.

Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0407 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0407 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0407 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0407 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.0407 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0407 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.0407 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.0407 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.0407 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.0407 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 0.0407 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.0574 kt per square kilometre +41.2%
2002 0.0574 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.0574 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0574 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2005 0.0574 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.0574 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0574 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.0574 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.0574 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.0574 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.0767 kt per square kilometre +33.7%
2012 0.0767 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0767 kt per square kilometre -0.0%
2014 0.0767 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.0767 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.055 kt per square kilometre -28.3%
2017 0.055 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.055 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.055 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2020 0.055 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0561 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
2022 0.0561 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.0561 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 0.0561 kt per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0171 kt per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 0.0561 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0142 kt per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0407 kt per square kilometre 0.0407 kt per square kilometre 0.0407 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0557 kt per square kilometre 0.0407 kt per square kilometre 0.0574 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0661 kt per square kilometre 0.055 kt per square kilometre 0.0767 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0558 kt per square kilometre 0.055 kt per square kilometre 0.0561 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 20 Benin 0.0665 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 21 Burkina Faso 0.0627 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 22 Gambia 0.0594 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 24 Honduras 0.056 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 25 Mozambique 0.0553 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 26 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0522 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Madagascar?
Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Madagascar was 0.0561 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 0.0767 kt per square kilometre in 2011.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0407 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Madagascar rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
Madagascar ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 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.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
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Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 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.