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Burundi vs Madagascar

26 metrics with data for both countries. The solid line is Burundi; the dashed grey line is Madagascar.

Country A · Burundi
Country B · Madagascar

Climate

CO2 emissions

Burundi: 0.92 Mt CO2/year · 2024Madagascar: 4.53 Mt CO2/year · 2024
0241960198020002020Madagascarlow 1954

Carbon dioxide released each year from burning fossil fuels and industry. The main driver of global warming. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

CO2 emissions per person

Burundi: 0.07 t CO2/person/year · 2024Madagascar: 0.14 t CO2/person/year · 2024
00.10.21960198020002020Madagascarhigh 2022low 1954

Each person's share of their country's yearly CO2 emissions. A fairer way to compare countries of very different sizes. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Temperature anomaly

Burundi: 0.65 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Madagascar: 0.49 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-10119401960198020002020Madagascarhigh 2024low 1962

How much warmer or cooler a country's year was compared with its 1991-2020 average. Watch the map turn red as you move the slider towards today. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Methane emissions

Burundi: 4.71 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Madagascar: 24.8 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
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Methane traps around 80 times more heat than CO2 over 20 years. It comes mainly from livestock, rice, landfill and leaky fossil fuel infrastructure. Global Carbon Project / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

All greenhouse gases

Burundi: 9.70 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Madagascar: 61.5 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
0501001501850190019502000Madagascarlow 1909

Every warming gas combined: CO2, methane and nitrous oxide, expressed as CO2-equivalents. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Nitrous oxide emissions

Burundi: 1.68 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Madagascar: 7.03 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
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N2O is nearly 300 times more warming than CO2 and comes mostly from fertilised farmland and livestock. Jones et al. / PRIMAP via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Burundi: 277.1 kWh/person/year · 2023Madagascar: 532.2 kWh/person/year · 2023
020040060019801990200020102020Madagascarhigh 1994low 1982

How much energy each person uses in a year, across electricity, transport, heating and industry. Energy Institute / Ember via Our World in Data

Solar electricity

Burundi: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Madagascar: 4.12 % of electricity · 2024
024620002005201020152020Madagascarhigh 2016

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

Burundi: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Madagascar: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
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The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Burundi: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Madagascar: 20.6 % of electricity · 2024
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The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

Burundi: 24.5 % of electricity · 2024Madagascar: 37.0 % of electricity · 2024
0204020002005201020152020Madagascarhigh 2019

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

Burundi: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024Madagascar: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
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The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Tree cover loss

Burundi: 2,132 ha/year · 2024Madagascar: 230,974 ha/year · 2024
0200k400k2005201020152020Madagascarhigh 2018low 2006

Forest area lost each year to fire, logging, farming and storms. Not all loss is permanent deforestation, but the trend matters. Global Forest Watch (Hansen/UMD) via Our World in Data

Forest area

Burundi: 10.9 % of land · 2025Madagascar: 17.1 % of land · 2025
010201990200020102020Madagascarhigh 2015low 2000

How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Burundi: 0.00 deaths/year · 2021Madagascar: 3.19 deaths/year · 2021
020040020002005201020152020Madagascarhigh 2014

People killed by floods, storms, droughts, heatwaves, earthquakes and other disasters each year. Single events dominate single years. IHME Global Burden of Disease via Our World in Data

Red List Index

Burundi: 0.90 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Madagascar: 0.74 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
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Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

Burundi: 7.60 % of land area · 2024Madagascar: 12.7 % of land area · 2024
0510201420162018202020222024Madagascar

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Meat supply per person

Burundi: 3.56 kg/person/year · 2022Madagascar: 5.34 kg/person/year · 2023
01020201020152020Madagascarlow 2018

Meat available for consumption per person. Livestock drives around 15% of global emissions and most deforestation. FAO via Our World in Data

Nitrogen fertiliser use

Burundi: 4.12 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Madagascar: 4.07 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
05197019801990200020102020Madagascarhigh 2018

Nitrogen applied per hectare of cropland. It feeds half the world, but runoff chokes rivers and coastal seas. FAO via Our World in Data

Urban population

Burundi: 25.7 % living in cities · 2025Madagascar: 32.9 % living in cities · 2025
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The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Water

Water stress

Burundi: 10.2 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022Madagascar: 11.3 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
051020002005201020152020Madagascarlow 2005

How much of a country's renewable freshwater is withdrawn each year. Above 25% counts as stressed; above 100% means drawing down reserves. FAO AQUASTAT (SDG 6.4.2) via Our World in Data

Renewable water per person

Burundi: 755.2 m³/person/year · 2022Madagascar: 11,072 m³/person/year · 2022
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Each person's share of the country's renewable freshwater. Below 1,700 m³ is water stress; below 1,000 m³ is scarcity. FAO AQUASTAT via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Burundi: 1,732 mm/year · 2025Madagascar: 1,465 mm/year · 2025
01k2k19401960198020002020Madagascarhigh 1953low 1942

Total rain and snow that fell over a country in a year, averaged across its land area. Copernicus Climate Change Service (ERA5) via Our World in Data

Rainfall anomaly

Burundi: -21.1 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Madagascar: 2.50 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
-2002019401960198020002020Madagascarhigh 1953low 1942

How much wetter (teal) or drier (brown) a country's year was compared with its 1961-1990 average. A simple drought and deluge signal. Derived from Copernicus ERA5 precipitation via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Burundi: 40.4 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Madagascar: 11.6 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
0204020002005201020152020Madagascarhigh 2012low 1999

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

Ozone-depleting substances

Burundi: 0.00 ODP tonnes/year · 2022Madagascar: 9.46 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
0501001990200020102020Madagascarhigh 1998

Consumption of chemicals that destroy the ozone layer. Watch the map fade towards zero: the Montreal Protocol is the world's most successful environmental treaty. UN Environment Programme via Our World in Data