How does Madagascar rank for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?

Madagascar ranks 10th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.

Is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Madagascar

Name: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Madagascar
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Madagascar: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0003 kt per person

Change on year

up 28.1%

World rank

10th

of 111 countries

All-time high

0.0008 kt per person

in 1966

All-time low

0.0002 kt per person

in 2013

Years of data

1961–2023

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Madagascar, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

In 2023, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Madagascar stood at 0.0003 kt per person.

The figure is up 28.1% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.0008 kt per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per person, in 2013.

Madagascar ranks 10th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita in Madagascar, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kt per person	Change
1961	0.0008 kt per person	—
1962	0.0008 kt per person	+3.9%
1963	0.0008 kt per person	-3.3%
1964	0.0007 kt per person	-2.0%
1965	0.0007 kt per person	-3.2%
1966	0.0008 kt per person	+10.5%
1967	0.0008 kt per person	-0.8%
1968	0.0008 kt per person	+0.0%
1969	0.0007 kt per person	-5.5%
1970	0.0007 kt per person	-1.2%
1971	0.0007 kt per person	-2.9%
1972	0.0007 kt per person	-0.9%
1973	0.0007 kt per person	+0.4%
1974	0.0007 kt per person	-2.0%
1975	0.0007 kt per person	-1.6%
1976	0.0007 kt per person	-4.3%
1977	0.0007 kt per person	+7.2%
1978	0.0007 kt per person	-6.5%
1979	0.0007 kt per person	-0.4%
1980	0.0007 kt per person	+0.0%
1981	0.0006 kt per person	-4.0%
1982	0.0006 kt per person	-2.7%
1983	0.0006 kt per person	-2.8%
1984	0.0006 kt per person	-4.4%
1985	0.0006 kt per person	-1.7%
1986	0.0005 kt per person	-2.5%
1987	0.0005 kt per person	-10.1%
1988	0.0005 kt per person	-1.7%
1989	0.0005 kt per person	+0.2%
1990	0.0005 kt per person	-1.3%
1991	0.0005 kt per person	-5.0%
1992	0.0005 kt per person	-0.1%
1993	0.0005 kt per person	+1.4%
1994	0.0004 kt per person	-10.0%
1995	0.0004 kt per person	-2.2%
1996	0.0004 kt per person	-4.0%
1997	0.0004 kt per person	-0.1%
1998	0.0004 kt per person	-1.1%
1999	0.0004 kt per person	-2.8%
2000	0.0004 kt per person	-3.0%
2001	0.0004 kt per person	-2.8%
2002	0.0003 kt per person	-2.7%
2003	0.0003 kt per person	-2.6%
2004	0.0003 kt per person	-1.4%
2005	0.0003 kt per person	-1.9%
2006	0.0003 kt per person	-2.1%
2007	0.0003 kt per person	-2.0%
2008	0.0003 kt per person	-2.0%
2009	0.0003 kt per person	-2.0%
2010	0.0003 kt per person	-2.0%
2011	0.0003 kt per person	-12.2%
2012	0.0003 kt per person	+2.7%
2013	0.0002 kt per person	-20.8%
2014	0.0002 kt per person	+17.4%
2015	0.0002 kt per person	-10.0%
2016	0.0002 kt per person	+8.9%
2017	0.0002 kt per person	-3.8%
2018	0.0003 kt per person	+15.6%
2019	0.0003 kt per person	+5.4%
2020	0.0003 kt per person	+2.0%
2021	0.0003 kt per person	-6.8%
2022	0.0003 kt per person	-3.9%
2023	0.0003 kt per person	+28.1%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

Madagascar's 0.0003 kt per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 22.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Madagascar's 0.0003 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per person, 35.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 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
2023	+28.1%	0.0003 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0008 kt per person	0.0007 kt per person	0.0008 kt per person	9
1970s	0.0007 kt per person	0.0007 kt per person	0.0007 kt per person	10
1980s	0.0006 kt per person	0.0005 kt per person	0.0007 kt per person	10
1990s	0.0004 kt per person	0.0004 kt per person	0.0005 kt per person	10
2000s	0.0003 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	0.0004 kt per person	10
2010s	0.0003 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	10
2020s	0.0003 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

7 Philippines 0.0004 kt per person compare
8 Vietnam 0.0004 kt per person compare
9 Uruguay 0.0003 kt per person compare
11 Laos 0.0003 kt per person compare
12 Indonesia 0.0002 kt per person compare
13 Sierra Leone 0.0002 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 112 places →

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)

All data for Madagascar →

Frequently asked questions

What is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Madagascar?: Rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita in Madagascar was 0.0003 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 0.0008 kt per person in 1966.
What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 2013.
How does Madagascar rank for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?: Madagascar ranks 10th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit: kt per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 112 places, 6,585 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.