Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria
Côte d’Ivoire vs Nigeria: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.59 tonnes in Côte d’Ivoire and 0.57 tonnes in Nigeria, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Côte d’Ivoire, by 0.02 tonnes, or 1.04 times that in Nigeria.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Côte d’Ivoire has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Nigeria.
- In 2024, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 155 and Nigeria ranked 157 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 | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.58 | 0.6 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.46 | 0.56 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.47 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.45 | 0.59 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.46 | 0.58 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.44 | 0.63 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.45 | 0.62 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.43 | 0.66 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.41 | 0.63 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.38 | 0.58 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.31 | 0.61 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.33 | 0.57 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.29 | 0.5 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.32 | 0.58 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.3 | 0.55 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.31 | 0.62 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.32 | 0.71 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.31 | 0.74 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.3 | 0.78 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.4 | 0.72 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.38 | 0.82 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.39 | 0.79 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.42 | 0.73 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.33 | 0.76 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.35 | 0.86 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.3 | 0.91 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.25 | 0.8 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.24 | 0.75 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.24 | 0.82 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.23 | 0.87 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.24 | 0.82 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.24 | 0.77 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.28 | 0.84 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.3 | 0.84 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.31 | 0.76 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.33 | 0.82 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.33 | 0.86 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.37 | 0.85 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.44 | 0.87 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.39 | 0.89 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.42 | 0.96 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.48 | 1.22 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.53 | 1.39 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.59 | 1 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.53 | 0.99 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.55 | 1.15 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.5 | 1.01 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.48 | 1.36 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.49 | 1.11 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.5 | 0.94 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.47 | 0.75 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 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 Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCôte d’Ivoire: 43.9% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Nigeria: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCôte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971Nigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022