Democratic Republic of Congo vs Cote d'Ivoire: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Democratic Republic of Congo
5.93 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire
7.44 tonnes per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
8th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
6th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 7.44 tonnes per person against 5.93 tonnes per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.51 tonnes per person.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 6th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 7 and Cote d'Ivoire in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.37 tonnes per person | 268.26 tonnes per person | 266.88 tonnes per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1860s | 5.74 tonnes per person | 57.01 tonnes per person | 51.28 tonnes per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1870s | 9.19 tonnes per person | 5.89 tonnes per person | 3.31 tonnes per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1880s | 6.18 tonnes per person | 3.34 tonnes per person | 2.84 tonnes per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1890s | 0.1914 tonnes per person | -1.56 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1900s | -3.24 tonnes per person | -6.35 tonnes per person | 3.11 tonnes per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1910s | -4.67 tonnes per person | -7.5 tonnes per person | 2.82 tonnes per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1920s | 5.67 tonnes per person | 20.3 tonnes per person | 14.63 tonnes per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1930s | 10.28 tonnes per person | 28.71 tonnes per person | 18.44 tonnes per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1940s | 15.04 tonnes per person | 18.02 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1950s | 22.84 tonnes per person | 51.99 tonnes per person | 29.16 tonnes per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 13.35 tonnes per person | 24.55 tonnes per person | 11.2 tonnes per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 4.36 tonnes per person | 17.42 tonnes per person | 13.06 tonnes per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 3.12 tonnes per person | 12.33 tonnes per person | 9.21 tonnes per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 3.11 tonnes per person | 5.97 tonnes per person | 2.86 tonnes per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 4.28 tonnes per person | 3.13 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 10.35 tonnes per person | 9.31 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 6.56 tonnes per person | 7.47 tonnes per person | 0.9059 tonnes per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 7.44 tonnes per person against 5.93 tonnes per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 1.51 tonnes per person, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 8th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 6th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.