Australia vs Cote d'Ivoire: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Australia
13.97 billion tonnes
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire
14.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
12th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Australia
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 14.86 billion tonnes against 13.97 billion tonnes in Australia, a difference of 887.20 million tonnes.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 12th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 8 and Cote d'Ivoire in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 56.04 million tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1860s | 193.16 million tonnes | 3.37 billion tonnes | 3.18 billion tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1870s | 419.98 million tonnes | 3.59 billion tonnes | 3.17 billion tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1880s | 708.67 million tonnes | 3.64 billion tonnes | 2.93 billion tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1890s | 1.06 billion tonnes | 3.65 billion tonnes | 2.59 billion tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1900s | 1.54 billion tonnes | 3.59 billion tonnes | 2.04 billion tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1910s | 2.00 billion tonnes | 3.47 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1920s | 2.93 billion tonnes | 3.59 billion tonnes | 656.46 million tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1930s | 4.14 billion tonnes | 4.11 billion tonnes | 32.90 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1940s | 4.70 billion tonnes | 4.64 billion tonnes | 59.25 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1950s | 5.68 billion tonnes | 5.60 billion tonnes | 82.81 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1960s | 7.60 billion tonnes | 7.12 billion tonnes | 480.54 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 8.80 billion tonnes | 8.11 billion tonnes | 690.03 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 9.70 billion tonnes | 9.32 billion tonnes | 372.43 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 10.10 billion tonnes | 10.39 billion tonnes | 282.98 million tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 11.53 billion tonnes | 11.06 billion tonnes | 468.61 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 13.33 billion tonnes | 12.46 billion tonnes | 875.64 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 13.88 billion tonnes | 14.42 billion tonnes | 531.12 million tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Australia or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 14.86 billion tonnes against 13.97 billion tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Australia and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 887.20 million tonnes, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Australia ranks 15th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 12th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.