Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Madagascar, 1933–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Madagascar is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Madagascar peaked at 0.8% in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
Madagascar ranks 81st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 0.5% | — |
| 1934 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 1935 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 1945 | 0.8% | +43.0% |
| 1947 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
| 1948 | 0.7% | -7.9% |
| 1949 | 0.8% | +4.3% |
| 1950 | 0.5% | -30.7% |
| 1951 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 0.6% | +6.3% |
| 1953 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 1956 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 1958 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 0.5% | -25.8% |
| 1962 | 0.4% | -22.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4% | -12.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | -15.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | +123.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +11.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -15.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -23.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | -26.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +46.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +28.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +35.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +49.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -20.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +123.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 including land-use change in Madagascar?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Madagascar was 0.1% 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 including land-use change recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1947.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Madagascar ranks 81st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.