Cote d'Ivoire vs Switzerland: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Cote d'Ivoire
4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Switzerland
4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire rank
113th
Switzerland rank
110th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 113th and Switzerland ranks 110th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 12 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 117.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 114.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1860s | 23.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1870s | 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1880s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1890s | 0.7282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1900s | -1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1910s | -1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 10.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1930s | 14.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1940s | 10.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1950s | 27.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 15.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 13.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 10.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 5.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 5.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Cote d'Ivoire or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Cote d'Ivoire and Switzerland?
- 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Switzerland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Switzerland rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 113th and Switzerland ranks 110th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.