CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Madagascar

Madagascar: CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total was 1,822 thousand metric tons in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
1,822 thousand metric tons
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
28th
of 51 countries
All-time high
1,944 thousand metric tons
in 2008
All-time low
355.7 thousand metric tons
in 1961
Years of data
50
1960–2009

CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Madagascar, 1960–2009

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 1,822 thousand metric tons for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in 2009.

That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Madagascar peaked at 1,944 thousand metric tons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 355.7 thousand metric tons, in 1961.

Madagascar ranks 28th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 584.15 thousand metric tons 355.7 thousand metric tons 913.08 thousand metric tons 10
1970s 1,122 thousand metric tons 847.08 thousand metric tons 1,694 thousand metric tons 10
1980s 1,116 thousand metric tons 663.73 thousand metric tons 1,613 thousand metric tons 10
1990s 1,358 thousand metric tons 986.42 thousand metric tons 1,925 thousand metric tons 10
2000s 1,737 thousand metric tons 1,236 thousand metric tons 1,944 thousand metric tons 10

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 25 Mauritania 2,076 thousand metric tons compare
  2. 26 Zambia 1,984 thousand metric tons compare
  3. 27 Congo 1,944 thousand metric tons compare
  4. 29 Burkina Faso 1,668 thousand metric tons compare
  5. 30 Gabon 1,624 thousand metric tons compare
  6. 31 Togo 1,485 thousand metric tons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Madagascar?
Co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Madagascar was 1,822 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 1,944 thousand metric tons in 2008.
What is the lowest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 355.7 thousand metric tons in 1961.
How does Madagascar rank for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total?
Madagascar ranks 28th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
Is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons)
Unit
thousand metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 2,749 data points, 1960–2009
Last refreshed

Fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon deposit that can be burned for heat or power, such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. This is the sum total of all fossil fuel emissions (solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption, cement production and gas flaring). The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.