Cote d'Ivoire vs Papua New Guinea: Per capita methane emissions
Cote d'Ivoire
0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire rank
178th
Papua New Guinea rank
181st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 178th and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 0.3378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 0.3806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 0.3878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 0.3708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 0.281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.3607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.4355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.6525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.6735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.6503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 0.6657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 0.6202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 0.634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 0.515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.4774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.4705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 0.4166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0425 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, Cote d'Ivoire or Papua New Guinea?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Cote d'Ivoire and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Papua New Guinea rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 178th and Papua New Guinea ranks 181st 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.