What is emissions of air pollutants in Cote d'Ivoire?

Emissions of air pollutants in Cote d'Ivoire was 80,310 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?

The highest recorded value was 80,310 tonnes in 2022.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?

The lowest recorded value was 85.24 tonnes in 1850.

How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 105th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?

Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Cote d'Ivoire

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Cote d'Ivoire
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cote d'Ivoire: Emissions of air pollutants was 80,310 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

80,310 tonnes

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

105th

of 220 countries

All-time high

80,310 tonnes

in 2022

All-time low

85.24 tonnes

in 1850

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Cote d'Ivoire, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2022, emissions of air pollutants in Cote d'Ivoire stood at 80,310 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 80,310 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 85.24 tonnes, in 1850.

That places Cote d'Ivoire 105th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	154.31 tonnes	149.46 tonnes	159.18 tonnes	10
1760s	143.84 tonnes	139.3 tonnes	148.38 tonnes	10
1770s	134.05 tonnes	129.82 tonnes	138.29 tonnes	10
1780s	124.92 tonnes	120.96 tonnes	128.88 tonnes	10
1790s	116.38 tonnes	112.69 tonnes	120.08 tonnes	10
1800s	109.08 tonnes	106.27 tonnes	111.87 tonnes	10
1810s	103.19 tonnes	100.73 tonnes	105.64 tonnes	10
1820s	97.84 tonnes	95.49 tonnes	100.17 tonnes	10
1830s	92.73 tonnes	90.49 tonnes	94.96 tonnes	10
1840s	87.86 tonnes	85.72 tonnes	89.98 tonnes	10
1850s	88.66 tonnes	85.24 tonnes	92.13 tonnes	10
1860s	99.93 tonnes	92.91 tonnes	107.05 tonnes	10
1870s	192.56 tonnes	108.67 tonnes	210.32 tonnes	10
1880s	222.88 tonnes	212.44 tonnes	233.43 tonnes	10
1890s	226.44 tonnes	179.65 tonnes	248.82 tonnes	10
1900s	179.47 tonnes	167.56 tonnes	220.07 tonnes	10
1910s	308.64 tonnes	235.41 tonnes	383.07 tonnes	10
1920s	474.99 tonnes	401.31 tonnes	675.03 tonnes	10
1930s	952.37 tonnes	777.65 tonnes	1,062 tonnes	10
1940s	1,036 tonnes	850.92 tonnes	1,166 tonnes	10
1950s	2,764 tonnes	1,645 tonnes	5,650 tonnes	10
1960s	9,735 tonnes	5,004 tonnes	16,401 tonnes	10
1970s	32,653 tonnes	19,127 tonnes	64,518 tonnes	10
1980s	52,060 tonnes	40,865 tonnes	73,950 tonnes	10
1990s	43,162 tonnes	33,130 tonnes	54,230 tonnes	10
2000s	48,659 tonnes	44,342 tonnes	53,250 tonnes	10
2010s	63,095 tonnes	45,784 tonnes	73,165 tonnes	10
2020s	76,426 tonnes	69,578 tonnes	80,310 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire

103 Uruguay 83,677 tonnes compare
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108 Madagascar 77,423 tonnes compare

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More environment data for Cote d'Ivoire

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.19 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0153 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0472 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.26 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Cote d'Ivoire →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Cote d'Ivoire?: Emissions of air pollutants in Cote d'Ivoire was 80,310 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?: The highest recorded value was 80,310 tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?: The lowest recorded value was 85.24 tonnes in 1850.
How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 105th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?: Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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