Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Madagascar, 1933–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 82 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Madagascar peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1948.
Madagascar ranks 140th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 82 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 0.0% | — |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +84.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | -52.3% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +80.3% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -58.8% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +7242.8% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -25.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +23.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -20.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +15.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +41.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -12.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +19.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -20.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +42.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -44.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -17.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +43.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -34.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -36.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +29.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +17.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -28.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -31.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +31.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +7242.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1934 | +84.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1945 | +80.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Madagascar?
- Share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population in Madagascar was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1948.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Madagascar ranks 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.