Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Madagascar
Madagascar: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 0.4051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
189th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.4128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.1124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1851
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Madagascar, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Madagascar is 0.4051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Madagascar peaked at 0.4128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1851.
Madagascar ranks 189th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 186 Ethiopia 0.4461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 187 Yemen 0.4359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 188 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 190 Rwanda 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 191 Afghanistan 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 192 Burundi 0.2936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Madagascar?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Madagascar was 0.4051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1851.
- How does Madagascar rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Madagascar ranks 189th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.