Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Madagascar

Madagascar: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0186 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0186 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 30.6%
World rank
17th
of 122 countries
All-time high
0.0186 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0072 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2023

00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Madagascar is 0.0186 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.6% on the previous year and up 102.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.0186 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

Madagascar ranks 17th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0072 kt per square kilometre —
1962 0.0076 kt per square kilometre +6.6%
1963 0.0076 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
1964 0.0076 kt per square kilometre +0.6%
1965 0.0076 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
1966 0.0086 kt per square kilometre +13.2%
1967 0.0087 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1968 0.009 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
1969 0.0088 kt per square kilometre -2.6%
1970 0.0089 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
1971 0.0089 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1972 0.0091 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1973 0.0094 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
1974 0.0095 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1975 0.0096 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
1976 0.0095 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1977 0.0105 kt per square kilometre +10.3%
1978 0.0101 kt per square kilometre -3.6%
1979 0.0104 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1980 0.0107 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
1981 0.0106 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1982 0.0106 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1983 0.0106 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
1984 0.0104 kt per square kilometre -1.7%
1985 0.0106 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
1986 0.0106 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1987 0.0098 kt per square kilometre -7.5%
1988 0.0099 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1989 0.0102 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
1990 0.0104 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
1991 0.0102 kt per square kilometre -2.2%
1992 0.0105 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1993 0.011 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
1994 0.0102 kt per square kilometre -7.2%
1995 0.0103 kt per square kilometre +1.1%
1996 0.0102 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
1997 0.0105 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
1998 0.0107 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1999 0.0108 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2000 0.0108 kt per square kilometre +0.1%
2001 0.0108 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2002 0.0109 kt per square kilometre +0.2%
2003 0.0109 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2004 0.0111 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2005 0.0112 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2006 0.0113 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2007 0.0114 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
2008 0.0116 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2009 0.0117 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2010 0.0118 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
2011 0.0107 kt per square kilometre -9.6%
2012 0.0113 kt per square kilometre +5.9%
2013 0.0092 kt per square kilometre -18.8%
2014 0.0111 kt per square kilometre +20.6%
2015 0.0102 kt per square kilometre -7.6%
2016 0.0114 kt per square kilometre +11.3%
2017 0.0113 kt per square kilometre -0.8%
2018 0.0133 kt per square kilometre +18.2%
2019 0.0144 kt per square kilometre +7.8%
2020 0.015 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
2021 0.0144 kt per square kilometre -4.4%
2022 0.0142 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
2023 0.0186 kt per square kilometre +30.6%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 0.0186 kt per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0015 kt per square kilometre, 12.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 0.0186 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0008 kt per square kilometre, 24.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 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.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +30.6% 0.0142 kt per square kilometre 0.0186 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0081 kt per square kilometre 0.0072 kt per square kilometre 0.009 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0096 kt per square kilometre 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 0.0105 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0104 kt per square kilometre 0.0098 kt per square kilometre 0.0107 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0105 kt per square kilometre 0.0102 kt per square kilometre 0.011 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0112 kt per square kilometre 0.0108 kt per square kilometre 0.0117 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0115 kt per square kilometre 0.0092 kt per square kilometre 0.0144 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0155 kt per square kilometre 0.0142 kt per square kilometre 0.0186 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 14 Sierra Leone 0.026 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 15 Pakistan 0.0216 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 16 China 0.02 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 18 Burundi 0.018 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 19 Nigeria 0.0164 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 20 Italy 0.0117 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Madagascar?
Rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.0186 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 0.0186 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Madagascar rank for rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 17th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 102.3%. 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
123 places, 7,035 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (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.