Per capita methane emissions in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Per capita methane emissions was 0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
178th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.7298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1945
All-time low
0.2476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1860
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Cote d'Ivoire, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 0.7298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1945 and was at its lowest, 0.2476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1860.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
- 175 Gambia 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 176 Egypt 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 177 Grenada 0.4204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 179 Afghanistan 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 180 Malawi 0.3867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 181 Papua New Guinea 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.0% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 32.71 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.5% (2025)
- Urban population 17.84 million (2025)
- Urban population 54.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.4643 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 400.11 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.4643 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.4643 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Per capita methane emissions in Cote d'Ivoire was 0.4068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1945.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1860.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.