India vs Madagascar: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
India
0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Madagascar
0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India rank
141st
Madagascar rank
140th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- India
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in India, a difference of 0.0063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
India ranks 141st and Madagascar ranks 140th of 201 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 0.1176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 0.1476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 0.1525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 0.1505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.1503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.1765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.1982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.2095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, India or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between India and Madagascar?
- 0.0063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Madagascar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do India and Madagascar rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- India ranks 141st and Madagascar ranks 140th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.