Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 42.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Madagascar stood at 42.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Madagascar peaked at 64.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2021.
Madagascar ranks 95th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.1% | 59.3% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 38.5% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 33.2% | 44.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.8% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 32.74 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.8% (2025)
- Urban population 10.77 million (2025)
- Urban population 32.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1417 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 112.65 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1417 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1417 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Madagascar?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Madagascar was 42.4% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Madagascar ranks 95th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.