Cote d'Ivoire vs South Africa: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population

Cote d'Ivoire
1.0%
in 2100
South Africa
0.9%
in 2100
Cote d'Ivoire rank
24th
South Africa rank
26th

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 26th of 239 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 19 and South Africa in 29.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire South Africa Difference Ahead
1000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1100s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1200s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1300s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1400s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1500s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1600s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1700s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1710s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1720s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1730s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1740s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1750s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1760s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1770s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1780s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1790s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
1800s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% South Africa
1810s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% South Africa
1820s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% South Africa
1830s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% South Africa
1840s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% South Africa
1850s 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% South Africa
1860s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% South Africa
1870s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% South Africa
1880s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% South Africa
1890s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% South Africa
1900s 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% South Africa
1910s 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% South Africa
1920s 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% South Africa
1930s 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% South Africa
1940s 0.1% 0.5% 0.4% South Africa
1950s 0.1% 0.5% 0.4% South Africa
1960s 0.1% 0.6% 0.4% South Africa
1970s 0.2% 0.6% 0.5% South Africa
1980s 0.2% 0.7% 0.5% South Africa
1990s 0.3% 0.8% 0.5% South Africa
2000s 0.3% 0.8% 0.5% South Africa
2010s 0.3% 0.8% 0.4% South Africa
2020s 0.4% 0.8% 0.4% South Africa
2030s 0.5% 0.8% 0.3% South Africa
2040s 0.5% 0.8% 0.3% South Africa
2050s 0.6% 0.8% 0.2% South Africa
2060s 0.7% 0.8% 0.1% South Africa
2070s 0.8% 0.9% 0.1% South Africa
2080s 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% South Africa
2090s 1.0% 0.9% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire
2100s 1.0% 0.9% 0.1% Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Cote d'Ivoire or South Africa?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 1.0% against 0.9% in South Africa as of 2100.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa?
0.1%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 26th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,170 data points, 1000–2100
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Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.