Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Madagascar
Madagascar: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square was 0.0176 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.0176 kt per square kilometre for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.3% on the previous year and up 104.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Madagascar peaked at 0.0176 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 17th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0073 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0072 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0082 kt per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0084 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0087 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.009 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0091 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0095 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0098 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0109 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0111 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0101 kt per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0106 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0104 kt per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 kt per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0106 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0126 kt per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0143 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0176 kt per square kilometre | +31.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0176 kt per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0009 kt per square kilometre, 19.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0176 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, 26.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 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 | +31.3% | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | 0.0176 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0077 kt per square kilometre | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0092 kt per square kilometre | 0.0085 kt per square kilometre | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0099 kt per square kilometre | 0.0094 kt per square kilometre | 0.0102 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.01 kt per square kilometre | 0.0097 kt per square kilometre | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0106 kt per square kilometre | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | 0.011 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | 0.0086 kt per square kilometre | 0.0136 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | 0.0134 kt per square kilometre | 0.0176 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 14 Japan 0.0236 kt per square kilometre compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 0.0233 kt per square kilometre compare
- 16 Pakistan 0.0185 kt per square kilometre compare
- 18 Burundi 0.0161 kt per square kilometre compare
- 19 China 0.0153 kt per square kilometre compare
- 20 Nigeria 0.0152 kt per square kilometre compare
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 rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Madagascar?
- Rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square in Madagascar was 0.0176 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0176 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
- Madagascar ranks 17th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.