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
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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

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.