Cote d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Cote d'Ivoire
0.2948 tonnes per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.2963 tonnes per person
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire rank
179th
Nigeria rank
178th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.2963 tonnes per person against 0.2948 tonnes per person in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.0015 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 178th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1446 tonnes per person | 0.0236 tonnes per person | 0.121 tonnes per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 0.2248 tonnes per person | 0.0709 tonnes per person | 0.1539 tonnes per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 0.5295 tonnes per person | 0.1409 tonnes per person | 0.3886 tonnes per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 0.6165 tonnes per person | 0.3669 tonnes per person | 0.2496 tonnes per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 0.336 tonnes per person | 0.2602 tonnes per person | 0.0758 tonnes per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 0.1938 tonnes per person | 0.2333 tonnes per person | 0.0395 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.2203 tonnes per person | 0.3223 tonnes per person | 0.102 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.2861 tonnes per person | 0.3156 tonnes per person | 0.0295 tonnes per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Cote d'Ivoire or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.2963 tonnes per person against 0.2948 tonnes per person in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
- 0.0015 tonnes per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 178th of 213 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 Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.