Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 5.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
5.2%
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
5th
of 197 countries
All-time high
10.8%
in 1858
All-time low
-0.3%
in 1919
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cote d'Ivoire, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 5.2% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 10.8% in 1858 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 1919.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 5th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 6.2% | — |
| 1851 | 8.1% | +31.5% |
| 1852 | 9.1% | +11.5% |
| 1853 | 9.8% | +8.3% |
| 1854 | 10.1% | +3.0% |
| 1855 | 10.3% | +2.4% |
| 1856 | 10.6% | +2.0% |
| 1857 | 10.7% | +1.1% |
| 1858 | 10.8% | +1.5% |
| 1859 | 10.7% | -0.7% |
| 1860 | 6.2% | -42.1% |
| 1861 | 4.3% | -30.6% |
| 1862 | 3.2% | -25.1% |
| 1863 | 2.5% | -23.1% |
| 1864 | 1.9% | -22.2% |
| 1865 | 1.6% | -17.2% |
| 1866 | 1.3% | -19.1% |
| 1867 | 1.1% | -16.3% |
| 1868 | 0.9% | -15.9% |
| 1869 | 0.8% | -17.5% |
| 1870 | 0.5% | -27.5% |
| 1871 | 0.4% | -20.4% |
| 1872 | 0.3% | -22.3% |
| 1873 | 0.3% | -19.7% |
| 1874 | 0.2% | -22.1% |
| 1875 | 0.2% | -20.6% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -23.7% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -25.5% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -27.9% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -35.0% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | +110.8% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | +18.2% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -60.3% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -72.6% |
| 1892 | -0.0% | -203.6% |
| 1893 | -0.0% | +145.4% |
| 1894 | -0.1% | +53.7% |
| 1895 | -0.1% | +29.0% |
| 1896 | -0.1% | +22.5% |
| 1897 | -0.1% | +14.2% |
| 1898 | -0.1% | +9.2% |
| 1899 | -0.1% | +11.1% |
| 1900 | -0.1% | +16.6% |
| 1901 | -0.2% | +11.6% |
| 1902 | -0.2% | +11.1% |
| 1903 | -0.2% | +9.3% |
| 1904 | -0.2% | +6.0% |
| 1905 | -0.2% | +6.8% |
| 1906 | -0.2% | +5.1% |
| 1907 | -0.2% | +5.7% |
| 1908 | -0.2% | +4.1% |
| 1909 | -0.3% | +3.0% |
| 1910 | -0.3% | +3.5% |
| 1911 | -0.3% | -0.2% |
| 1912 | -0.3% | +1.0% |
| 1913 | -0.3% | +0.1% |
| 1914 | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| 1915 | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| 1916 | -0.3% | -1.4% |
| 1917 | -0.3% | +1.9% |
| 1918 | -0.3% | +0.8% |
| 1919 | -0.3% | +0.4% |
| 1920 | 0.3% | -200.2% |
| 1921 | 0.5% | +74.6% |
| 1922 | 0.6% | +25.9% |
| 1923 | 0.7% | +13.7% |
| 1924 | 0.8% | +11.3% |
| 1925 | 0.8% | +5.2% |
| 1926 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
| 1927 | 0.9% | +4.9% |
| 1928 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 1929 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 1930 | 1.0% | +5.8% |
| 1931 | 1.0% | +2.5% |
| 1932 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 1934 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 1935 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 1936 | 1.1% | -1.1% |
| 1937 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 1940 | 0.9% | -20.6% |
| 1941 | 0.8% | -11.4% |
| 1942 | 0.8% | -5.3% |
| 1943 | 0.7% | -3.5% |
| 1944 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 1946 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 1947 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 1948 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 1950 | 1.2% | +70.4% |
| 1951 | 1.5% | +23.2% |
| 1952 | 1.8% | +16.1% |
| 1953 | 1.9% | +10.3% |
| 1954 | 2.0% | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 2.1% | +5.7% |
| 1956 | 2.3% | +8.6% |
| 1957 | 2.4% | +5.5% |
| 1958 | 2.7% | +11.5% |
| 1959 | 2.8% | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 1.9% | -32.0% |
| 1961 | 1.8% | -7.2% |
| 1962 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.7% | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.6% | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 1.5% | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 1.5% | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | -13.8% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | -17.2% |
| 1970 | 1.1% | +18.9% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -8.5% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | +56.6% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | +30.2% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | +26.3% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -25.0% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | -24.2% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | +54.2% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -22.5% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -20.9% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | +49.2% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | -41.1% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | +57.5% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | -45.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -28.8% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | +226.7% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -42.4% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -25.2% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -39.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -25.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +18.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -54.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +24.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +31.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +152.2% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +31.9% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -34.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -38.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +243.6% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +36.2% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +108.3% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -62.0% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +105.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +61.2% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -42.8% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +31.4% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +36.5% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 5.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 36.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 5.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 30.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Cote d'Ivoire changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +243.6% | 0.6% | 1.9% |
| 1992 | +226.7% | 0.9% | 2.8% |
| 1892 | -203.6% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1920 | +200.2% | -0.3% | 0.3% |
| 2003 | +152.2% | 0.6% | 1.5% |
| 1893 | -145.4% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.6% | 6.2% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.4% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.1% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 0.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 3.3% | 6.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More climate change data for Cote d'Ivoire
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 25.23 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Cote d'Ivoire was 5.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 1858.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 1919.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 5th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.