Eritrea vs Liberia: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita
Eritrea
0.21 tonnes per person
in 2024
Liberia
0.1531 tonnes per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
198th
Liberia rank
201st
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita over time
- Eritrea
- Liberia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.21 tonnes per person against 0.1531 tonnes per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0569 tonnes per person.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.4 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 198th and Liberia ranks 201st of 213 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3447 tonnes per person | 0.1786 tonnes per person | 0.1661 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.2152 tonnes per person | 0.1565 tonnes per person | 0.0587 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.1846 tonnes per person | 0.1666 tonnes per person | 0.0179 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.2059 tonnes per person | 0.1531 tonnes per person | 0.0528 tonnes per person | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita, Eritrea or Liberia?
- Eritrea, at 0.21 tonnes per person against 0.1531 tonnes per person in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita between Eritrea and Liberia?
- 0.0569 tonnes per person, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Liberia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Liberia rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 198th and Liberia ranks 201st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita vs. fossil fuel consumption per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.