Per capita methane emissions in Madagascar
Madagascar: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7756 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7756
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
130th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.81
in 1960
All-time low
0.7756
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Madagascar, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Madagascar stood at 0.7756. 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 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7756, 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.
Per capita methane emissions in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.42 | — |
| 1851 | 1.42 | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 1.42 | -0.0% |
| 1853 | 1.42 | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 1.42 | +0.2% |
| 1855 | 1.43 | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 1.43 | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 1.43 | +0.2% |
| 1858 | 1.44 | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 1.44 | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 1.44 | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 1.45 | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 1.45 | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 1.46 | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 1.46 | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 1.47 | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 1.47 | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 1.48 | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 1.48 | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 1.49 | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 1.49 | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 1.5 | +0.3% |
| 1872 | 1.5 | +0.3% |
| 1873 | 1.5 | +0.2% |
| 1874 | 1.51 | +0.2% |
| 1875 | 1.51 | +0.2% |
| 1876 | 1.51 | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 1.52 | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 1.52 | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 1.52 | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 1.53 | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 1.53 | +0.2% |
| 1882 | 1.53 | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 1.54 | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 1.54 | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 1.55 | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 1.55 | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 1.55 | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 1.56 | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 1.56 | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 1.57 | +0.6% |
| 1891 | 1.59 | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 1.6 | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 1.63 | +1.3% |
| 1894 | 1.65 | +1.3% |
| 1895 | 1.67 | +1.3% |
| 1896 | 1.69 | +1.3% |
| 1897 | 1.72 | +1.3% |
| 1898 | 1.74 | +1.3% |
| 1899 | 1.76 | +1.3% |
| 1900 | 1.78 | +1.2% |
| 1901 | 1.8 | +1.2% |
| 1902 | 1.82 | +1.0% |
| 1903 | 1.84 | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 1.86 | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 1.87 | +0.7% |
| 1906 | 1.89 | +1.0% |
| 1907 | 1.91 | +1.0% |
| 1908 | 1.93 | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 1.94 | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 1.95 | +0.6% |
| 1911 | 2 | +2.1% |
| 1912 | 2.03 | +1.7% |
| 1913 | 2.06 | +1.6% |
| 1914 | 2.09 | +1.6% |
| 1915 | 2.12 | +1.3% |
| 1916 | 2.16 | +1.7% |
| 1917 | 2.19 | +1.7% |
| 1918 | 2.23 | +1.6% |
| 1919 | 2.25 | +0.8% |
| 1920 | 2.26 | +0.5% |
| 1921 | 2.28 | +0.9% |
| 1922 | 2.28 | +0.2% |
| 1923 | 2.28 | -0.2% |
| 1924 | 2.27 | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 2.27 | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 2.27 | +0.1% |
| 1927 | 2.26 | -0.2% |
| 1928 | 2.26 | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 2.26 | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 2.25 | -0.2% |
| 1931 | 2.25 | -0.0% |
| 1932 | 2.25 | -0.0% |
| 1933 | 2.25 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | 2.25 | -0.0% |
| 1935 | 2.25 | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 2.28 | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 2.31 | +1.4% |
| 1938 | 2.35 | +1.4% |
| 1939 | 2.38 | +1.4% |
| 1940 | 2.41 | +1.2% |
| 1941 | 2.43 | +1.2% |
| 1942 | 2.46 | +1.2% |
| 1943 | 2.49 | +1.1% |
| 1944 | 2.51 | +0.8% |
| 1945 | 2.53 | +0.8% |
| 1946 | 2.55 | +0.7% |
| 1947 | 2.57 | +0.7% |
| 1948 | 2.58 | +0.7% |
| 1949 | 2.6 | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 2.61 | +0.6% |
| 1951 | 2.63 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 2.65 | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 2.67 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 2.69 | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 2.71 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 2.73 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 2.75 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 2.77 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 2.79 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 2.81 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 2.55 | -9.3% |
| 1962 | 2.62 | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 2.55 | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 2.49 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 2.47 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 2.63 | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 2.59 | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 2.56 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 2.41 | -5.8% |
| 1970 | 2.4 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 2.07 | -14.0% |
| 1972 | 2.07 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2.08 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 2.03 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 2.03 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.95 | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 2.01 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 2.05 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 2.06 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 2.01 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.93 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.91 | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.86 | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.76 | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 1.71 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.67 | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.64 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.56 | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 1.55 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.57 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.52 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 1.5 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.48 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.41 | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 1.39 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.35 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.32 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.31 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.26 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.22 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.13 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 1.04 | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 1.08 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.12 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.06 | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.09 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.04 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9692 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9731 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9054 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9301 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9039 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.906 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8674 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8317 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.858 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8528 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8267 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8135 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7877 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7756 | -1.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.7756 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.7756 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.43 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.47 | 1.44 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.51 | 1.49 | 1.52 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.54 | 1.53 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.66 | 1.57 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.86 | 1.78 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.11 | 1.95 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.28 | 2.25 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.51 | 2.41 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.7 | 2.61 | 2.79 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.57 | 2.41 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.07 | 1.95 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 | 1.55 | 2.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 | 1.26 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 | 1.02 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9156 | 0.8317 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8113 | 0.7756 | 0.8528 | 5 |
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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 methane emissions in Madagascar?
- Per capita methane emissions in Madagascar was 0.7756 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 in 1960.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7756 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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