Côte d’Ivoire vs Liberia
Côte d’Ivoire vs Liberia: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.59 tonnes in Côte d’Ivoire and 0.15 tonnes in Liberia, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 0.43 tonnes, or 3.81 times that in Liberia.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 1990, when it overtook Liberia.
- In 2024, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 155 and Liberia ranked 185 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Liberia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.59 | 0.15 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.58 | 0.15 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.61 | 0.16 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.58 | 0.16 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.46 | 0.16 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.47 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.45 | 0.13 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.46 | 0.25 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.44 | 0.29 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.45 | 0.26 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.43 | 0.26 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.41 | 0.2 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.38 | 0.22 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.31 | 0.21 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.33 | 0.2 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.29 | 0.13 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.32 | 0.15 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.3 | 0.18 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.31 | 0.21 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.32 | 0.21 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.31 | 0.17 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.3 | 0.16 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.4 | 0.15 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.38 | 0.15 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.39 | 0.14 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.42 | 0.11 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.35 | 0.11 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.3 | 0.12 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.23 | 0.11 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.24 | 0.13 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.3 | 0.44 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.33 | 0.49 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.37 | 0.5 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.44 | 0.58 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.39 | 0.55 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.42 | 0.61 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.48 | 0.71 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.53 | 0.77 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.59 | 0.68 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.53 | 0.68 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.55 | 0.68 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.5 | 0.67 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.48 | 0.66 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.49 | 0.63 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.5 | 0.63 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.47 | 0.64 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.48 | 0.66 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Côte d’Ivoire vs Liberia
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Liberia: 62.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Liberia: 8.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Liberia: 55.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Liberia: 3.8% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Liberia: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Liberia: 5.49 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Liberia: 2.2% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Liberia: 3.95 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Liberia: 56.1% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Liberia: 18.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Liberia: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Liberia: -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Liberia: 0.85% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Liberia: $40.3M in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Liberia: $8 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Liberia: 3.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Liberia: 2,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Liberia: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Liberia: 0.09% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Liberia: 0 TIV in 2025