Cameroon vs Liberia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Cameroon
0.5%
in 2024
Liberia
0.5%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
35th
Liberia rank
34th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Cameroon
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 35th and Liberia ranks 34th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 13 and Liberia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Liberia Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Liberia
1860s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Cameroon
1870s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Cameroon
1880s 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% Cameroon
1890s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% Liberia
1900s -0.1% 0.1% 0.2% Liberia
1910s -0.1% 0.1% 0.3% Liberia
1920s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Cameroon
1930s 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% Cameroon
1940s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Liberia
1950s 0.6% 0.2% 0.4% Cameroon
1960s 0.6% 0.1% 0.5% Cameroon
1970s 0.7% 0.1% 0.6% Cameroon
1980s 0.5% 0.1% 0.4% Cameroon
1990s 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% Cameroon
2000s 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% Cameroon
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% Cameroon
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Cameroon or Liberia?
Liberia, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Cameroon and Liberia?
0.0%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Liberia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Liberia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Cameroon ranks 35th 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

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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.