Methane emissions — all countries

Methane emissions — Madagascar

Methane emissions in Madagascar in 2024 — 24.79 Mt. Ranked 136 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 567.2%.

2024 24.79 Mt +0.9% vs 2023
World rank 136of 199
Period maximum 24.79 Mt2024
Period minimum 3.72 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Methane emissions — Madagascar, 1850–20240102030185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 3.72 Mt1853: 3.76 Mt1856: 3.81 Mt1859: 3.86 Mt1862: 3.92 Mt1865: 3.98 Mt1868: 4.04 Mt1871: 4.11 Mt1874: 4.17 Mt1877: 4.24 Mt1880: 4.3 Mt1883: 4.37 Mt1886: 4.44 Mt1889: 4.51 Mt1892: 4.58 Mt1895: 4.65 Mt1898: 4.72 Mt1901: 4.8 Mt1904: 4.86 Mt1907: 4.92 Mt1910: 4.97 Mt1913: 5.19 Mt1916: 5.38 Mt1919: 5.58 Mt1922: 5.81 Mt1925: 6.04 Mt1928: 6.29 Mt1931: 6.54 Mt1934: 6.82 Mt1937: 7.31 Mt1940: 7.95 Mt1943: 8.66 Mt1946: 9.35 Mt1949: 10.06 Mt1952: 11.02 Mt1955: 12.15 Mt1958: 13.43 Mt1961: 13.37 Mt1964: 14.13 Mt1967: 15.91 Mt1970: 16.04 Mt1973: 15.16 Mt1976: 15.54 Mt1979: 18.04 Mt1982: 18.27 Mt1985: 17.84 Mt1988: 17.68 Mt1991: 18.89 Mt1994: 19.16 Mt1997: 19.72 Mt2000: 20.1 Mt2003: 19.52 Mt2006: 21.01 Mt2009: 22.28 Mt2012: 22.83 Mt2015: 22.98 Mt2018: 22.87 Mt2021: 24.55 Mt2024: 24.79 Mt
Change over the period: +21.08 (+567.2%) Average annual rate: 1.1 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Madagascar

Madagascar 24.79 Mt
World computed 9,498.91 Mt
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1,219.5 Mt
Eastern Africa computed 439.59 Mt
Low-income countries computed 657.97 Mt
Methane emissions — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 24.79 +0.22 +0.9%
2023 24.57 −0.19 −0.76%
2022 24.76 +0.22 +0.88%
2021 24.55 −0.15 −0.6%
2020 24.69 +0.48 +1.99%
2019 24.21 +1.34 +5.88%
2018 22.87 −0.37 −1.58%
2017 23.24 −0.41 −1.73%
2016 23.65 +0.66 +2.88%
2015 22.98 −0.05 −0.21%
2014 23.03 +1.2 +5.52%
2013 21.83 −1 −4.39%
2012 22.83 +0.71 +3.22%
2011 22.12 −0.32 −1.45%
2010 22.44 +0.16 +0.74%
2009 22.28 +0.58 +2.65%
2008 21.71 −0.34 −1.55%
2007 22.05 +1.04 +4.94%
2006 21.01 −0.38 −1.78%
2005 21.39 +2.35 +12.33%
2004 19.04 −0.48 −2.45%
2003 19.52 +1.31 +7.21%
2002 18.21 −1.08 −5.57%
2001 19.28 −0.82 −4.08%
2000 20.1 −0.13 −0.65%
1999 20.24 −0.07 −0.34%
1998 20.3 +0.59 +2.99%
1997 19.72 +0.08 +0.41%
1996 19.63 +0.15 +0.77%
1995 19.48 +0.33 +1.72%
1994 19.16 −0.42 −2.17%
1993 19.58 +0.39 +2.04%
1992 19.19 +0.29 +1.55%
1991 18.89 −0.03 −0.15%
1990 18.92 +0.81 +4.44%
1989 18.12 +0.44 +2.47%
1988 17.68 −0.49 −2.69%
1987 18.17 +0.26 +1.46%
1986 17.91 +0.07 +0.39%
1985 17.84 +0.01 +0.07%
1984 17.83 −0.45 −2.45%
1983 18.28 +0 +0.01%
1982 18.27 +0.34 +1.91%
1981 17.93 −0.17 −0.94%
1980 18.1 +0.06 +0.33%
1979 18.04 +0.67 +3.83%
1978 17.38 +0.88 +5.33%
1977 16.5 +0.96 +6.17%
1976 15.54 −0.16 −0.99%
1975 15.69 +0.48 +3.16%
1974 15.21 +0.06 +0.38%
1973 15.16 +0.52 +3.56%
1972 14.64 +0.44 +3.09%
1971 14.2 −1.84 −11.49%
1970 16.04 +0.41 +2.61%
1969 15.63 −0.5 −3.11%
1968 16.13 +0.23 +1.43%
1967 15.91 +0.18 +1.12%
1966 15.73 +1.35 +9.37%
1965 14.38 +0.25 +1.8%
1964 14.13 +0.04 +0.31%
1963 14.09 −0.02 −0.15%
1962 14.11 +0.73 +5.49%
1961 13.37 −0.99 −6.9%
1960 14.36 +0.48 +3.44%
1959 13.89 +0.46 +3.42%
1958 13.43 +0.44 +3.4%
1957 12.99 +0.43 +3.38%
1956 12.56 +0.41 +3.36%
1955 12.15 +0.39 +3.34%
1954 11.76 +0.38 +3.33%
1953 11.38 +0.36 +3.3%
1952 11.02 +0.35 +3.27%
1951 10.67 +0.33 +3.24%
1950 10.33 +0.28 +2.73%
1949 10.06 +0.24 +2.47%
1948 9.82 +0.24 +2.48%
1947 9.58 +0.23 +2.47%
1946 9.35 +0.23 +2.48%
1945 9.12 +0.23 +2.61%
1944 8.89 +0.23 +2.6%
1943 8.66 +0.25 +2.96%
1942 8.42 +0.24 +2.94%
1941 8.18 +0.23 +2.87%
1940 7.95 +0.21 +2.74%
1939 7.74 +0.22 +2.86%
1938 7.52 +0.21 +2.84%
1937 7.31 +0.2 +2.86%
1936 7.11 +0.2 +2.94%
1935 6.91 +0.09 +1.28%
1934 6.82 +0.09 +1.37%
1933 6.73 +0.09 +1.4%
1932 6.63 +0.09 +1.39%
1931 6.54 +0.09 +1.41%
1930 6.45 +0.08 +1.26%
1929 6.37 +0.08 +1.3%
1928 6.29 +0.08 +1.29%
1927 6.21 +0.08 +1.29%
1926 6.13 +0.1 +1.59%
1925 6.04 +0.08 +1.28%
1924 5.96 +0.08 +1.29%
1923 5.88 +0.08 +1.31%
1922 5.81 +0.08 +1.33%
1921 5.73 +0.09 +1.69%
1920 5.64 +0.05 +0.99%
1919 5.58 +0.05 +0.98%
1918 5.53 +0.08 +1.39%
1917 5.45 +0.07 +1.4%
1916 5.38 +0.07 +1.38%
1915 5.3 +0.05 +0.95%
1914 5.25 +0.07 +1.27%
1913 5.19 +0.07 +1.27%
1912 5.12 +0.07 +1.33%
1911 5.06 +0.08 +1.69%
1910 4.97 +0.01 +0.12%
1909 4.97 +0.02 +0.47%
1908 4.94 +0.02 +0.47%
1907 4.92 +0.02 +0.51%
1906 4.89 +0.02 +0.45%
1905 4.87 +0.01 +0.25%
1904 4.86 +0.02 +0.41%
1903 4.84 +0.02 +0.41%
1902 4.82 +0.02 +0.44%
1901 4.8 +0.03 +0.57%
1900 4.77 +0.02 +0.51%
1899 4.75 +0.02 +0.51%
1898 4.72 +0.03 +0.53%
1897 4.7 +0.02 +0.51%
1896 4.68 +0.02 +0.52%
1895 4.65 +0.02 +0.52%
1894 4.63 +0.02 +0.54%
1893 4.6 +0.02 +0.52%
1892 4.58 +0.02 +0.53%
1891 4.55 +0.02 +0.53%
1890 4.53 +0.02 +0.44%
1889 4.51 +0.02 +0.53%
1888 4.49 +0.02 +0.52%
1887 4.46 +0.02 +0.52%
1886 4.44 +0.02 +0.52%
1885 4.42 +0.02 +0.52%
1884 4.39 +0.02 +0.53%
1883 4.37 +0.02 +0.53%
1882 4.35 +0.02 +0.53%
1881 4.33 +0.02 +0.53%
1880 4.3 +0.02 +0.51%
1879 4.28 +0.02 +0.52%
1878 4.26 +0.02 +0.52%
1877 4.24 +0.02 +0.52%
1876 4.21 +0.02 +0.52%
1875 4.19 +0.02 +0.53%
1874 4.17 +0.02 +0.53%
1873 4.15 +0.02 +0.53%
1872 4.13 +0.02 +0.51%
1871 4.11 +0.02 +0.54%
1870 4.08 +0.02 +0.52%
1869 4.06 +0.02 +0.52%
1868 4.04 +0.02 +0.52%
1867 4.02 +0.02 +0.5%
1866 4 +0.02 +0.53%
1865 3.98 +0.02 +0.53%
1864 3.96 +0.02 +0.53%
1863 3.94 +0.02 +0.56%
1862 3.92 +0.02 +0.51%
1861 3.9 +0.02 +0.54%
1860 3.87 +0.02 +0.41%
1859 3.86 +0.02 +0.42%
1858 3.84 +0.02 +0.42%
1857 3.83 +0.02 +0.42%
1856 3.81 +0.02 +0.4%
1855 3.8 +0.02 +0.42%
1854 3.78 +0.02 +0.43%
1853 3.76 +0.02 +0.43%
1852 3.75 +0.01 +0.4%
1851 3.73 +0.02 +0.43%
1850 3.72

About the indicator

Methane emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent using the 100-year global warming potential. Methane accounts for about a fifth of the warming observed, and its sources are entirely different from those of CO2: livestock, rice paddies, landfills, and leaks in gas and oil production. The key difference is the timescale — methane stays in the atmosphere for about twelve years, against centuries for CO2, so cutting its emissions gives a visible effect within a decade.

Important: The conversion into CO2 equivalent depends on the horizon chosen: over twenty years methane weighs about three times more than over a hundred. The standard hundred-year horizon is used here, as in reporting under the Paris Agreement.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.