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Ethiopia vs Madagascar

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

Country A · Ethiopia
Country B · Madagascar

Climate

CO2 emissions

Ethiopia: 17.8 Mt CO2/year · 2024Madagascar: 4.53 Mt CO2/year · 2024
0510151960198020002020Madagascarhigh 2021low 1948

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

Ethiopia: 0.14 t CO2/person/year · 2024Madagascar: 0.14 t CO2/person/year · 2024
00.10.21960198020002020Madagascarhigh 2019low 1948

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

Ethiopia: 0.71 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025Madagascar: 0.49 °C vs 1991-2020 · 2025
-2-10119401960198020002020Madagascarhigh 2024low 1950

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

Ethiopia: 119.0 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

Ethiopia: 247.1 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Madagascar: 61.5 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
01002003001850190019502000Madagascarhigh 2010low 1865

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

Ethiopia: 51.6 Mt CO2e/year · 2024Madagascar: 7.03 Mt CO2e/year · 2024
020401850190019502000Madagascarhigh 2020

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

Consumption-based CO2

Ethiopia: 23.2 Mt CO2/year · 2023Madagascar: 6.42 Mt CO2/year · 2023
010201990200020102020Madagascarlow 1994

CO2 counted where goods are used rather than where they are made. Compare with production emissions to see who imports their footprint. Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data

Aviation emissions per person

Ethiopia: 18.4 kg CO2/person/year · 2024Madagascar: 4.91 kg CO2/person/year · 2024
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Each person's share of the CO2 from flights taking off in their country, including passengers and freight. ICCT / Graver et al. via Our World in Data

Energy

Energy use per person

Ethiopia: 693.4 kWh/person/year · 2023Madagascar: 532.2 kWh/person/year · 2023
020040060019801990200020102020Madagascarlow 1997

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

Ethiopia: 0.12 % of electricity · 2025Madagascar: 4.12 % of electricity · 2024
024200020052010201520202025Madagascarhigh 2022

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

Ethiopia: 3.30 % of electricity · 2025Madagascar: 0.00 % of electricity · 2024
0246200020052010201520202025Madagascarhigh 2015

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

Ethiopia: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025Madagascar: 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

Ethiopia: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025Madagascar: 37.0 % of electricity · 2024
02040200020052010201520202025Madagascarhigh 2009low 2014

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

Ethiopia: 0.00 % of electricity · 2025Madagascar: 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

Ethiopia: 27,783 ha/year · 2024Madagascar: 230,974 ha/year · 2024
0200k400k2005201020152020Madagascarhigh 2012low 2015

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

Ethiopia: 23.7 % of land · 2025Madagascar: 17.1 % of land · 2025
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How much of a country's land is covered by forest. FAO via Our World in Data

Deaths from natural disasters

Ethiopia: 17.9 deaths/year · 2021Madagascar: 3.19 deaths/year · 2021
05001k20002005201020152020Madagascarhigh 2006low 2004

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

Ethiopia: 0.85 index (1 = species safe) · 2024Madagascar: 0.74 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
00.5200020102020Madagascar

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

Ethiopia: 17.0 % of land area · 2024Madagascar: 12.7 % of land area · 2024
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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

Ethiopia: 6.91 kg/person/year · 2023Madagascar: 5.34 kg/person/year · 2023
01020200020102020Madagascarhigh 2010low 2012

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

Ethiopia: 29.6 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023Madagascar: 4.07 kg N/ha of cropland · 2023
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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

Ethiopia: 24.1 % 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

Ethiopia: 32.3 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022Madagascar: 11.3 % of renewable resources withdrawn · 2022
01020302005201020152020Madagascarhigh 2016

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

Ethiopia: 973.0 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

Safely managed drinking water

Ethiopia: 13.5 % of population · 2024Madagascar: 22.1 % of population · 2024
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The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Annual precipitation

Ethiopia: 829.1 mm/year · 2025Madagascar: 1,465 mm/year · 2025
05001k1.5k19401960198020002020Madagascarhigh 1953low 2022

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

Ethiopia: -24.1 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025Madagascar: 2.50 % vs 1961-1990 · 2025
05019401960198020002020Madagascarhigh 1953low 2022

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

Safely managed sanitation

Ethiopia: 8.05 % of population · 2024Madagascar: 12.8 % of population · 2024
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The share of people whose toilet waste is safely treated rather than left to contaminate water and soil. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024Madagascar: 11.6 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
0102020002005201020152020Madagascarhigh 2017

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

Ethiopia: 3.37 ODP tonnes/year · 2021Madagascar: 9.46 ODP tonnes/year · 2021
0501001990200020102020Madagascarhigh 2002low 2009

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