Chad vs Cote d'Ivoire: Greenhouse gas emissions

Chad
125.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire
140.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Chad rank
52nd
Cote d'Ivoire rank
50th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Chad
  • Cote d'Ivoire
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M185019372024

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 140.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 125.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Chad, a difference of 14.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Chad ranks 52nd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 50th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 4 and Cote d'Ivoire in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Cote d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1850s 18.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 126.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 107.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cote d'Ivoire
1860s 9.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cote d'Ivoire
1870s 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 415,305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chad
1880s 3.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 509,175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cote d'Ivoire
1890s 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chad
1900s 2.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents -2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chad
1910s 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents -2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chad
1920s 6.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cote d'Ivoire
1930s 8.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cote d'Ivoire
1940s 13.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cote d'Ivoire
1950s 18.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 87.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 69.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cote d'Ivoire
1960s 14.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 66.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 52.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cote d'Ivoire
1970s 16.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 88.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 71.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 17.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 101.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 84.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cote d'Ivoire
1990s 35.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 85.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 49.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 58.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 72.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 95.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 151.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 116.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 137.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Chad or Cote d'Ivoire?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 140.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 125.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Chad and Cote d'Ivoire?
14.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Cote d'Ivoire?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Chad and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Chad ranks 52nd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 50th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.