Per capita methane emissions in Madagascar
Madagascar: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
130th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions 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
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Madagascar stood at 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Madagascar peaked at 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 130th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 128 Mozambique 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 129 Albania 0.7787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 131 South Korea 0.767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 132 Tajikistan 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 133 Haiti 0.7588 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 methane emissions in Madagascar?
- Per capita methane emissions in Madagascar was 0.7756 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 methane emissions recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Madagascar ranks 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.