Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Madagascar
Madagascar: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 0.1417 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1417 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
204th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.2187 tonnes per person
in 1975
All-time low
0.0009 tonnes per person
in 1949
Years of data
82
1933–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Madagascar, 1933–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.1417 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Madagascar peaked at 0.2187 tonnes per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 tonnes per person, in 1949.
Madagascar ranks 204th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 82 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | — |
| 1934 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +97.3% |
| 1935 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -50.7% |
| 1945 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +72.0% |
| 1947 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -52.1% |
| 1948 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1949 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1950 | 0.0769 tonnes per person | +8095.1% |
| 1951 | 0.0605 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1952 | 0.074 tonnes per person | +22.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0592 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0661 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0677 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0692 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.0667 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1958 | 0.077 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1959 | 0.0751 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0781 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0677 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0735 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0835 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0853 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0957 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0969 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1373 tonnes per person | +41.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1446 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.131 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1455 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1493 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1818 tonnes per person | +21.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1473 tonnes per person | -19.0% |
| 1974 | 0.158 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2187 tonnes per person | +38.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1244 tonnes per person | -43.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1028 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1978 | 0.12 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1294 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1792 tonnes per person | +38.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1104 tonnes per person | -38.4% |
| 1982 | 0.106 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0661 tonnes per person | -37.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0855 tonnes per person | +29.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1009 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1059 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1161 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1131 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0791 tonnes per person | -30.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0783 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0825 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0783 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0779 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0846 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0849 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0861 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1024 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1045 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1104 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1184 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1025 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0702 tonnes per person | -31.5% |
| 2003 | 0.094 tonnes per person | +33.9% |
| 2004 | 0.097 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0909 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0849 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.085 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0854 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0789 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0844 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1021 tonnes per person | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1134 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.127 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.12 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1228 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1248 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.142 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1311 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1469 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1308 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.143 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1383 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1425 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1417 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.1417 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1531 tonnes per person, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.1417 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3417 tonnes per person, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +8095.1% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0769 tonnes per person |
| 1934 | +97.3% | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 3 |
| 1940s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.0692 tonnes per person | 0.0592 tonnes per person | 0.077 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0994 tonnes per person | 0.0677 tonnes per person | 0.1446 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1477 tonnes per person | 0.1028 tonnes per person | 0.2187 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1062 tonnes per person | 0.0661 tonnes per person | 0.1792 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.089 tonnes per person | 0.0779 tonnes per person | 0.1104 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0907 tonnes per person | 0.0702 tonnes per person | 0.1184 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1214 tonnes per person | 0.0844 tonnes per person | 0.1469 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1393 tonnes per person | 0.1308 tonnes per person | 0.143 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Madagascar?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Madagascar was 0.1417 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2187 tonnes per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 tonnes per person in 1949.
- How does Madagascar rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Madagascar ranks 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 82 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.