Afghanistan vs Liberia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Afghanistan
0.4%
in 2024
Liberia
0.5%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
37th
Liberia rank
34th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Afghanistan
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 37th and Liberia ranks 34th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Liberia in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Liberia |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Liberia |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Liberia |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Liberia |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Liberia |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Liberia |
| 1990s | -0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Afghanistan or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Afghanistan and Liberia?
- 0.1%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Liberia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Liberia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Afghanistan ranks 37th and Liberia ranks 34th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.