Cote d'Ivoire vs Gabon: Methane emissions
Cote d'Ivoire
12.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Gabon
14.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire rank
88th
Gabon rank
85th
Methane emissions over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 14.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 88th and Gabon ranks 85th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 12 and Gabon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 275,416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 240,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1860s | 392,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 356,769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1870s | 475,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 438,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1880s | 521,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 481,373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1890s | 533,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 491,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1900s | 433,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 388,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1910s | 592,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 540,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1920s | 794,359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 730,692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1930s | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1940s | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1950s | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 235,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 2.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 4.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1980s | 6.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1990s | 7.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 2000s | 9.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 2010s | 11.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 2020s | 12.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 923,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Cote d'Ivoire or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 14.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 12.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Cote d'Ivoire and Gabon?
- 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Gabon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Gabon rank globally for methane emissions?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 88th and Gabon ranks 85th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.