Cote d'Ivoire vs Yemen: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Cote d'Ivoire
0.1257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Yemen
0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire rank
175th
Yemen rank
173rd

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 175th and Yemen ranks 173rd of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 15 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Yemen Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cote d'Ivoire
1860s 0.0885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cote d'Ivoire
1870s 0.0985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cote d'Ivoire
1880s 0.1149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cote d'Ivoire
1890s 0.1204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cote d'Ivoire
1900s 0.1265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cote d'Ivoire
1910s 0.1505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cote d'Ivoire
1920s 0.192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cote d'Ivoire
1930s 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cote d'Ivoire
1940s 0.3252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cote d'Ivoire
1950s 0.3887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cote d'Ivoire
1960s 0.2672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cote d'Ivoire
1970s 0.2392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 0.2179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cote d'Ivoire
1990s 0.1942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 0.1675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Yemen
2010s 0.1404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Yemen
2020s 0.1272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Cote d'Ivoire or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Cote d'Ivoire and Yemen?
0.0002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Yemen?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Yemen rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 175th and Yemen ranks 173rd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.