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Share global methane emissions in Madagascar

Madagascar: Share global methane emissions was 0.2678 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2678
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
64th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3078
in 1958
All-time low
0.2353
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Madagascar, 1850–2024

00.10.20.3185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global methane emissions in Madagascar stood at 0.2678.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Madagascar peaked at 0.3078 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.2353, in 1910.

That places Madagascar 64th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Madagascar, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.3073 —
1851 0.3075 +0.0%
1852 0.3071 -0.1%
1853 0.3066 -0.2%
1854 0.3049 -0.5%
1855 0.3047 -0.1%
1856 0.3039 -0.2%
1857 0.3038 -0.0%
1858 0.3037 -0.0%
1859 0.3028 -0.3%
1860 0.3016 -0.4%
1861 0.3013 -0.1%
1862 0.3015 +0.0%
1863 0.3007 -0.3%
1864 0.2999 -0.2%
1865 0.2993 -0.2%
1866 0.2987 -0.2%
1867 0.2985 -0.1%
1868 0.2986 +0.0%
1869 0.298 -0.2%
1870 0.298 +0.0%
1871 0.2967 -0.4%
1872 0.2945 -0.7%
1873 0.293 -0.5%
1874 0.2935 +0.2%
1875 0.2919 -0.6%
1876 0.2912 -0.2%
1877 0.2905 -0.3%
1878 0.29 -0.2%
1879 0.2886 -0.5%
1880 0.2861 -0.9%
1881 0.2844 -0.6%
1882 0.2826 -0.6%
1883 0.2807 -0.7%
1884 0.28 -0.2%
1885 0.2794 -0.2%
1886 0.2786 -0.3%
1887 0.2769 -0.6%
1888 0.2743 -1.0%
1889 0.2736 -0.2%
1890 0.2708 -1.1%
1891 0.2692 -0.6%
1892 0.2687 -0.2%
1893 0.2689 +0.1%
1894 0.2673 -0.6%
1895 0.2653 -0.7%
1896 0.2643 -0.4%
1897 0.2626 -0.6%
1898 0.2608 -0.7%
1899 0.2579 -1.1%
1900 0.2557 -0.8%
1901 0.2543 -0.5%
1902 0.2531 -0.5%
1903 0.2498 -1.3%
1904 0.2489 -0.4%
1905 0.2463 -1.0%
1906 0.2436 -1.1%
1907 0.2391 -1.8%
1908 0.2401 +0.4%
1909 0.2379 -0.9%
1910 0.2353 -1.1%
1911 0.2367 +0.6%
1912 0.2372 +0.2%
1913 0.2358 -0.6%
1914 0.2413 +2.3%
1915 0.2424 +0.5%
1916 0.2413 -0.5%
1917 0.2413 -0.0%
1918 0.2452 +1.6%
1919 0.2507 +2.2%
1920 0.2464 -1.7%
1921 0.2548 +3.4%
1922 0.2528 -0.8%
1923 0.248 -1.9%
1924 0.2484 +0.1%
1925 0.2492 +0.3%
1926 0.2521 +1.2%
1927 0.2483 -1.5%
1928 0.2498 +0.6%
1929 0.2476 -0.9%
1930 0.2503 +1.1%
1931 0.255 +1.9%
1932 0.2587 +1.5%
1933 0.2581 -0.3%
1934 0.2555 -1.0%
1935 0.2542 -0.5%
1936 0.2546 +0.2%
1937 0.2564 +0.7%
1938 0.2629 +2.5%
1939 0.2654 +0.9%
1940 0.2669 +0.6%
1941 0.27 +1.2%
1942 0.2748 +1.8%
1943 0.2774 +1.0%
1944 0.2807 +1.2%
1945 0.291 +3.7%
1946 0.2901 -0.3%
1947 0.2882 -0.7%
1948 0.2912 +1.1%
1949 0.295 +1.3%
1950 0.296 +0.4%
1951 0.2963 +0.1%
1952 0.2998 +1.2%
1953 0.3027 +1.0%
1954 0.3051 +0.8%
1955 0.3013 -1.2%
1956 0.3022 +0.3%
1957 0.3037 +0.5%
1958 0.3078 +1.4%
1959 0.3052 -0.9%
1960 0.3069 +0.6%
1961 0.2832 -7.7%
1962 0.2942 +3.9%
1963 0.2868 -2.5%
1964 0.2822 -1.6%
1965 0.28 -0.8%
1966 0.2955 +5.5%
1967 0.2954 -0.0%
1968 0.2947 -0.2%
1969 0.277 -6.0%
1970 0.2771 +0.1%
1971 0.2443 -11.8%
1972 0.2468 +1.0%
1973 0.2492 +1.0%
1974 0.2493 +0.0%
1975 0.2537 +1.8%
1976 0.2475 -2.4%
1977 0.2596 +4.9%
1978 0.2723 +4.9%
1979 0.2759 +1.3%
1980 0.278 +0.8%
1981 0.2824 +1.6%
1982 0.2845 +0.8%
1983 0.2844 -0.0%
1984 0.2741 -3.6%
1985 0.2706 -1.3%
1986 0.2683 -0.8%
1987 0.2699 +0.6%
1988 0.2585 -4.2%
1989 0.2591 +0.2%
1990 0.2686 +3.7%
1991 0.2701 +0.5%
1992 0.2741 +1.5%
1993 0.28 +2.1%
1994 0.2711 -3.2%
1995 0.2722 +0.4%
1996 0.2712 -0.4%
1997 0.2733 +0.8%
1998 0.2837 +3.8%
1999 0.2818 -0.7%
2000 0.2759 -2.1%
2001 0.265 -3.9%
2002 0.2513 -5.2%
2003 0.2631 +4.7%
2004 0.2517 -4.3%
2005 0.2788 +10.8%
2006 0.2693 -3.4%
2007 0.2807 +4.3%
2008 0.2737 -2.5%
2009 0.2827 +3.3%
2010 0.2802 -0.9%
2011 0.2681 -4.3%
2012 0.2745 +2.4%
2013 0.2634 -4.0%
2014 0.2754 +4.6%
2015 0.274 -0.5%
2016 0.2814 +2.7%
2017 0.2717 -3.4%
2018 0.2632 -3.1%
2019 0.2764 +5.0%
2020 0.2848 +3.1%
2021 0.2772 -2.7%
2022 0.274 -1.2%
2023 0.2679 -2.2%
2024 0.2678 -0.0%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 0.2678 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.196, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 0.2678 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.3052 0.3028 0.3075 10
1860s 0.2998 0.298 0.3016 10
1870s 0.2928 0.2886 0.298 10
1880s 0.2797 0.2736 0.2861 10
1890s 0.2656 0.2579 0.2708 10
1900s 0.2469 0.2379 0.2557 10
1910s 0.2407 0.2353 0.2507 10
1920s 0.2498 0.2464 0.2548 10
1930s 0.2571 0.2503 0.2654 10
1940s 0.2825 0.2669 0.295 10
1950s 0.302 0.296 0.3078 10
1960s 0.2896 0.277 0.3069 10
1970s 0.2576 0.2443 0.2771 10
1980s 0.273 0.2585 0.2845 10
1990s 0.2746 0.2686 0.2837 10
2000s 0.2692 0.2513 0.2827 10
2010s 0.2728 0.2632 0.2814 10
2020s 0.2743 0.2678 0.2848 5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 61 Paraguay 0.2736 compare
  2. 62 Somalia 0.2726 compare
  3. 63 Uruguay 0.2722 compare
  4. 65 Cambodia 0.2611 compare
  5. 66 Burkina Faso 0.2467 compare
  6. 67 Turkmenistan 0.2449 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Madagascar?
Share global methane emissions in Madagascar was 0.2678 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 0.3078 in 1958.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2353 in 1910.
How does Madagascar rank for share global methane emissions?
Madagascar ranks 64th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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