Albania vs Liberia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions

Albania
27,115 tonnes
in 2024
Liberia
25,368 tonnes
in 2024
Albania rank
114th
Liberia rank
117th

Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time

  • Albania
  • Liberia
-4.0M-2.0M02.0M193419792024

How they compare

Albania currently reports 27,115 tonnes against 25,368 tonnes in Liberia, a difference of 1,747 tonnes.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 30 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 114th and Liberia ranks 117th of 215 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 6 and Liberia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Liberia Difference Ahead
1950s 127,399 tonnes 10,585 tonnes 116,814 tonnes Albania
1960s 179,798 tonnes 112,822 tonnes 66,977 tonnes Albania
1970s 434,267 tonnes 67,079 tonnes 367,188 tonnes Albania
1980s 140,220 tonnes -128,231 tonnes 268,451 tonnes Albania
1990s -599,998 tonnes -28,346 tonnes 571,652 tonnes Liberia
2000s 138,372 tonnes 14,585 tonnes 123,787 tonnes Albania
2010s 57,062 tonnes 40,968 tonnes 16,094 tonnes Albania
2020s -99,216 tonnes -14,459 tonnes 84,757 tonnes Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Albania or Liberia?
Albania, at 27,115 tonnes against 25,368 tonnes in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Albania and Liberia?
1,747 tonnes, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Liberia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Albania and Liberia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
Albania ranks 114th and Liberia ranks 117th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.