Afghanistan vs Cote d'Ivoire: Per capita methane emissions
Afghanistan
0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire
0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
179th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
178th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Afghanistan
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 179th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 178th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 15 and Cote d'Ivoire in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.9728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.9905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.7419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.6632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.9752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.9495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.7555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.6873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.5178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.4582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 0.4592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 0.3914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Afghanistan or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Afghanistan and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 0.0171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 179th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 178th 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 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.