Long run air pollution in Madagascar
Madagascar: Long run air pollution was 77,423 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
77,423
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
108th
of 220 countries
All-time high
77,423
in 2022
All-time low
466.21
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Madagascar, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long run air pollution in Madagascar is 77,423, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Madagascar peaked at 77,423 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 466.21, in 1750.
That places Madagascar 108th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 466.21 | — |
| 1751 | 467.81 | +0.3% |
| 1752 | 469.42 | +0.3% |
| 1753 | 471.02 | +0.3% |
| 1754 | 472.63 | +0.3% |
| 1755 | 474.23 | +0.3% |
| 1756 | 475.83 | +0.3% |
| 1757 | 477.44 | +0.3% |
| 1758 | 479.04 | +0.3% |
| 1759 | 480.64 | +0.3% |
| 1760 | 482.25 | +0.3% |
| 1761 | 483.91 | +0.3% |
| 1762 | 485.56 | +0.3% |
| 1763 | 487.22 | +0.3% |
| 1764 | 488.88 | +0.3% |
| 1765 | 490.54 | +0.3% |
| 1766 | 492.2 | +0.3% |
| 1767 | 493.86 | +0.3% |
| 1768 | 495.51 | +0.3% |
| 1769 | 497.17 | +0.3% |
| 1770 | 498.83 | +0.3% |
| 1771 | 500.55 | +0.3% |
| 1772 | 502.26 | +0.3% |
| 1773 | 503.98 | +0.3% |
| 1774 | 505.69 | +0.3% |
| 1775 | 507.41 | +0.3% |
| 1776 | 509.12 | +0.3% |
| 1777 | 510.84 | +0.3% |
| 1778 | 512.55 | +0.3% |
| 1779 | 514.27 | +0.3% |
| 1780 | 515.98 | +0.3% |
| 1781 | 517.75 | +0.3% |
| 1782 | 519.53 | +0.3% |
| 1783 | 521.3 | +0.3% |
| 1784 | 523.08 | +0.3% |
| 1785 | 524.85 | +0.3% |
| 1786 | 526.62 | +0.3% |
| 1787 | 528.4 | +0.3% |
| 1788 | 530.17 | +0.3% |
| 1789 | 531.94 | +0.3% |
| 1790 | 533.72 | +0.3% |
| 1791 | 535.55 | +0.3% |
| 1792 | 537.38 | +0.3% |
| 1793 | 539.22 | +0.3% |
| 1794 | 541.05 | +0.3% |
| 1795 | 542.89 | +0.3% |
| 1796 | 544.72 | +0.3% |
| 1797 | 546.55 | +0.3% |
| 1798 | 548.39 | +0.3% |
| 1799 | 550.22 | +0.3% |
| 1800 | 552.05 | +0.3% |
| 1801 | 555.79 | +0.7% |
| 1802 | 559.53 | +0.7% |
| 1803 | 563.29 | +0.7% |
| 1804 | 567.06 | +0.7% |
| 1805 | 570.84 | +0.7% |
| 1806 | 574.63 | +0.7% |
| 1807 | 578.41 | +0.7% |
| 1808 | 582.23 | +0.7% |
| 1809 | 586.06 | +0.7% |
| 1810 | 589.9 | +0.7% |
| 1811 | 594.25 | +0.7% |
| 1812 | 598.62 | +0.7% |
| 1813 | 603 | +0.7% |
| 1814 | 607.4 | +0.7% |
| 1815 | 611.81 | +0.7% |
| 1816 | 616.2 | +0.7% |
| 1817 | 620.65 | +0.7% |
| 1818 | 625.11 | +0.7% |
| 1819 | 629.58 | +0.7% |
| 1820 | 634.07 | +0.7% |
| 1821 | 638.68 | +0.7% |
| 1822 | 643.31 | +0.7% |
| 1823 | 647.96 | +0.7% |
| 1824 | 652.62 | +0.7% |
| 1825 | 657.29 | +0.7% |
| 1826 | 661.95 | +0.7% |
| 1827 | 666.66 | +0.7% |
| 1828 | 671.39 | +0.7% |
| 1829 | 676.13 | +0.7% |
| 1830 | 680.89 | +0.7% |
| 1831 | 685.78 | +0.7% |
| 1832 | 690.68 | +0.7% |
| 1833 | 695.6 | +0.7% |
| 1834 | 700.54 | +0.7% |
| 1835 | 705.5 | +0.7% |
| 1836 | 710.44 | +0.7% |
| 1837 | 715.43 | +0.7% |
| 1838 | 720.43 | +0.7% |
| 1839 | 725.46 | +0.7% |
| 1840 | 730.5 | +0.7% |
| 1841 | 735.68 | +0.7% |
| 1842 | 740.87 | +0.7% |
| 1843 | 746.09 | +0.7% |
| 1844 | 751.32 | +0.7% |
| 1845 | 756.53 | +0.7% |
| 1846 | 761.8 | +0.7% |
| 1847 | 767.09 | +0.7% |
| 1848 | 772.39 | +0.7% |
| 1849 | 777.71 | +0.7% |
| 1850 | 783.05 | +0.7% |
| 1851 | 788.53 | +0.7% |
| 1852 | 794.12 | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 800.07 | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 806.05 | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 812.02 | +0.7% |
| 1856 | 818.05 | +0.7% |
| 1857 | 824.12 | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 830.2 | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 836.32 | +0.7% |
| 1860 | 842.46 | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 853.01 | +1.3% |
| 1862 | 863.59 | +1.2% |
| 1863 | 874.28 | +1.2% |
| 1864 | 885.04 | +1.2% |
| 1865 | 895.83 | +1.2% |
| 1866 | 906.73 | +1.2% |
| 1867 | 917.69 | +1.2% |
| 1868 | 928.69 | +1.2% |
| 1869 | 939.79 | +1.2% |
| 1870 | 950.97 | +1.2% |
| 1871 | 963.94 | +1.4% |
| 1872 | 975.46 | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 987.09 | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 998.8 | +1.2% |
| 1875 | 1,011 | +1.2% |
| 1876 | 1,022 | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 1,034 | +1.2% |
| 1878 | 1,046 | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 1,058 | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 1,070 | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 1,083 | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 1,096 | +1.2% |
| 1883 | 1,108 | +1.2% |
| 1884 | 1,121 | +1.1% |
| 1885 | 1,134 | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 1,146 | +1.1% |
| 1887 | 1,159 | +1.1% |
| 1888 | 1,173 | +1.2% |
| 1889 | 1,186 | +1.2% |
| 1890 | 1,196 | +0.8% |
| 1891 | 1,210 | +1.2% |
| 1892 | 1,224 | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 1,238 | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 1,252 | +1.1% |
| 1895 | 1,266 | +1.1% |
| 1896 | 1,281 | +1.1% |
| 1897 | 1,295 | +1.1% |
| 1898 | 1,309 | +1.1% |
| 1899 | 1,324 | +1.1% |
| 1900 | 1,339 | +1.1% |
| 1901 | 1,373 | +2.6% |
| 1902 | 1,400 | +2.0% |
| 1903 | 1,428 | +2.0% |
| 1904 | 1,456 | +1.9% |
| 1905 | 1,469 | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 1,501 | +2.2% |
| 1907 | 1,538 | +2.5% |
| 1908 | 1,572 | +2.2% |
| 1909 | 1,608 | +2.3% |
| 1910 | 1,609 | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 1,690 | +5.0% |
| 1912 | 1,738 | +2.8% |
| 1913 | 1,781 | +2.5% |
| 1914 | 1,827 | +2.6% |
| 1915 | 1,832 | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 1,897 | +3.6% |
| 1917 | 1,967 | +3.7% |
| 1918 | 2,041 | +3.8% |
| 1919 | 2,058 | +0.8% |
| 1920 | 2,076 | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 2,166 | +4.3% |
| 1922 | 2,202 | +1.6% |
| 1923 | 2,235 | +1.5% |
| 1924 | 2,268 | +1.5% |
| 1925 | 2,360 | +4.1% |
| 1926 | 2,501 | +6.0% |
| 1927 | 2,562 | +2.5% |
| 1928 | 2,617 | +2.1% |
| 1929 | 2,669 | +2.0% |
| 1930 | 2,701 | +1.2% |
| 1931 | 2,747 | +1.7% |
| 1932 | 2,782 | +1.3% |
| 1933 | 2,817 | +1.2% |
| 1934 | 2,845 | +1.0% |
| 1935 | 2,852 | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 2,919 | +2.4% |
| 1937 | 3,001 | +2.8% |
| 1938 | 3,088 | +2.9% |
| 1939 | 3,190 | +3.3% |
| 1940 | 3,261 | +2.2% |
| 1941 | 3,331 | +2.2% |
| 1942 | 3,436 | +3.2% |
| 1943 | 3,577 | +4.1% |
| 1944 | 3,594 | +0.5% |
| 1945 | 3,883 | +8.0% |
| 1946 | 3,792 | -2.3% |
| 1947 | 3,910 | +3.1% |
| 1948 | 4,053 | +3.7% |
| 1949 | 4,232 | +4.4% |
| 1950 | 6,425 | +51.8% |
| 1951 | 6,340 | -1.3% |
| 1952 | 6,996 | +10.4% |
| 1953 | 6,846 | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 7,291 | +6.5% |
| 1955 | 7,506 | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 7,767 | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 7,949 | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 8,651 | +8.8% |
| 1959 | 8,952 | +3.5% |
| 1960 | 9,425 | +5.3% |
| 1961 | 9,191 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 9,584 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 10,310 | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 10,587 | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 11,611 | +9.7% |
| 1966 | 12,174 | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 14,323 | +17.7% |
| 1968 | 15,209 | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 15,137 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 17,413 | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 25,340 | +45.5% |
| 1972 | 26,317 | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 29,698 | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 21,227 | -28.5% |
| 1975 | 20,060 | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 19,488 | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 22,817 | +17.1% |
| 1978 | 24,914 | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 24,349 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 25,433 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 24,407 | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 23,638 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 22,829 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 22,921 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 23,686 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 23,401 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 24,133 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 24,885 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 24,973 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 26,779 | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 27,236 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 27,554 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 27,839 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 29,572 | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 31,423 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 31,823 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 31,089 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 31,350 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 31,647 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 36,965 | +16.8% |
| 2001 | 36,262 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 31,611 | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 35,932 | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 38,196 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 39,658 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 41,421 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 41,983 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 43,892 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 42,341 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 45,026 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 49,289 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 52,640 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 53,351 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 52,819 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 52,347 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 58,308 | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 62,698 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 62,995 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 68,849 | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 66,054 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 72,826 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 77,423 | +6.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 77,423 is above the median for low income countries, which is 44,196, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 77,423 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44,992, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +51.8% | 4,232 | 6,425 |
| 1971 | +45.5% | 17,413 | 25,340 |
| 1974 | -28.5% | 29,698 | 21,227 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 473.43 | 466.21 | 480.64 | 10 |
| 1760s | 489.71 | 482.25 | 497.17 | 10 |
| 1770s | 506.55 | 498.83 | 514.27 | 10 |
| 1780s | 523.96 | 515.98 | 531.94 | 10 |
| 1790s | 541.97 | 533.72 | 550.22 | 10 |
| 1800s | 568.99 | 552.05 | 586.06 | 10 |
| 1810s | 609.65 | 589.9 | 629.58 | 10 |
| 1820s | 655.01 | 634.07 | 676.13 | 10 |
| 1830s | 703.07 | 680.89 | 725.46 | 10 |
| 1840s | 754 | 730.5 | 777.71 | 10 |
| 1850s | 809.25 | 783.05 | 836.32 | 10 |
| 1860s | 890.71 | 842.46 | 939.79 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1,005 | 950.97 | 1,058 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,128 | 1,070 | 1,186 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,259 | 1,196 | 1,324 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,468 | 1,339 | 1,608 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,844 | 1,609 | 2,058 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2,366 | 2,076 | 2,669 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2,894 | 2,701 | 3,190 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3,707 | 3,261 | 4,232 | 10 |
| 1950s | 7,472 | 6,340 | 8,952 | 10 |
| 1960s | 11,755 | 9,191 | 15,209 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23,162 | 17,413 | 29,698 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24,030 | 22,829 | 25,433 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,631 | 26,779 | 31,823 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,826 | 31,611 | 43,892 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,832 | 45,026 | 68,849 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,101 | 66,054 | 77,423 | 3 |
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More environment data for Madagascar
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.14 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 64.1 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Madagascar?
- Long run air pollution in Madagascar was 77,423 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 77,423 in 2022.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 466.21 in 1750.
- How does Madagascar rank for long run air pollution?
- Madagascar ranks 108th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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