Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Madagascar
Madagascar: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 49.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Madagascar, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 49.0% for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Madagascar peaked at 49.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -4.1%, in 2002.
Madagascar ranks 84th of 203 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.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.3% | — |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -674.0% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +133.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -62.7% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +167.3% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | +21.8% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | +36.9% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | +23.7% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -86.6% |
| 2002 | -4.1% | -490.3% |
| 2003 | -0.8% | -80.2% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -378.7% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +469.5% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 24.5% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 30.6% | +34.0% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | +19.4% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | -1.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 49.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 137.7%, 36% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 49.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109.3%, 45% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +674.0% | -0.3% | 1.5% |
| 2002 | -490.3% | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | +469.5% | 2.3% | 12.9% |
| 2004 | +378.7% | -0.8% | 2.3% |
| 1995 | +167.3% | 1.3% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | -0.3% | 7.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | -4.1% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 22.8% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 35.7% | 49.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Madagascar?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Madagascar was 49.0% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.1% in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Madagascar ranks 84th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.