Liberia vs Rwanda: CO₂ emissions per capita
Liberia
0.1531 tonnes per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.1426 tonnes per person
in 2024
Liberia rank
201st
Rwanda rank
202nd
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Liberia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 0.1531 tonnes per person against 0.1426 tonnes per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0105 tonnes per person.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 201st and Rwanda ranks 202nd of 213 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0779 tonnes per person | 0.0097 tonnes per person | 0.0682 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0.4034 tonnes per person | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.3851 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.9415 tonnes per person | 0.0342 tonnes per person | 0.9073 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.4522 tonnes per person | 0.1003 tonnes per person | 0.3519 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.1851 tonnes per person | 0.0657 tonnes per person | 0.1194 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.1565 tonnes per person | 0.0582 tonnes per person | 0.0984 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.1666 tonnes per person | 0.081 tonnes per person | 0.0857 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.1531 tonnes per person | 0.1329 tonnes per person | 0.0202 tonnes per person | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Liberia or Rwanda?
- Liberia, at 0.1531 tonnes per person against 0.1426 tonnes per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Liberia and Rwanda?
- 0.0105 tonnes per person, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Rwanda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Rwanda rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Liberia ranks 201st and Rwanda ranks 202nd 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. 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.