Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Madagascar
Madagascar: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 48.08 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Madagascar, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 48.08 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Madagascar peaked at 56.87 kilograms per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 34.19 kilograms per person, in 2002.
Madagascar ranks 185th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.18 kilograms per person | 43.96 kilograms per person | 56.87 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.54 kilograms per person | 34.19 kilograms per person | 55.1 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.02 kilograms per person | 40.12 kilograms per person | 49.61 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.54 kilograms per person | 37.65 kilograms per person | 48.08 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 182 Burundi 50.4 kilograms per person compare
- 183 Chad 49.69 kilograms per person compare
- 184 Ukraine 48.76 kilograms per person compare
- 186 Guinea-Bissau 37.15 kilograms per person compare
- 187 Democratic Republic of Congo 31.19 kilograms per person compare
- 188 Somalia 29.96 kilograms per person compare
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.8% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 32.74 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.8% (2025)
- Urban population 10.77 million (2025)
- Urban population 32.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1417 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 112.65 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1417 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1417 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Madagascar?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Madagascar was 48.08 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 56.87 kilograms per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.19 kilograms per person in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Madagascar ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.