Finland vs Liberia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita

Finland
5.92 tonnes per person
in 2024
Liberia
4.32 tonnes per person
in 2024
Finland rank
9th
Liberia rank
10th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time

  • Finland
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 5.92 tonnes per person against 4.32 tonnes per person in Liberia, a difference of 1.6 tonnes per person.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.4 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.

Finland ranks 9th and Liberia ranks 10th of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and Liberia in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Liberia Difference Ahead
1850s 10.55 tonnes per person 39.34 tonnes per person 28.79 tonnes per person Liberia
1860s 10.86 tonnes per person 13.66 tonnes per person 2.8 tonnes per person Liberia
1870s 10.73 tonnes per person 7.07 tonnes per person 3.66 tonnes per person Finland
1880s 10.83 tonnes per person 6.42 tonnes per person 4.41 tonnes per person Finland
1890s 11.2 tonnes per person 5.9 tonnes per person 5.3 tonnes per person Finland
1900s 12.02 tonnes per person 9.6 tonnes per person 2.42 tonnes per person Finland
1910s 13.04 tonnes per person 10.06 tonnes per person 2.98 tonnes per person Finland
1920s 11.82 tonnes per person 14.68 tonnes per person 2.86 tonnes per person Liberia
1930s 5.21 tonnes per person 14.54 tonnes per person 9.33 tonnes per person Liberia
1940s 3.59 tonnes per person 44.18 tonnes per person 40.59 tonnes per person Liberia
1950s 3.62 tonnes per person 15.36 tonnes per person 11.74 tonnes per person Liberia
1960s 3.36 tonnes per person 2.97 tonnes per person 0.3896 tonnes per person Finland
1970s 1.72 tonnes per person 2.62 tonnes per person 0.905 tonnes per person Liberia
1980s 1.34 tonnes per person 2.91 tonnes per person 1.57 tonnes per person Liberia
1990s 1.86 tonnes per person 5.11 tonnes per person 3.26 tonnes per person Liberia
2000s 3.28 tonnes per person 7.06 tonnes per person 3.78 tonnes per person Liberia
2010s 4.14 tonnes per person 6.4 tonnes per person 2.26 tonnes per person Liberia
2020s 5.64 tonnes per person 4.37 tonnes per person 1.27 tonnes per person Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Finland or Liberia?
Finland, at 5.92 tonnes per person against 4.32 tonnes per person in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Finland and Liberia?
1.6 tonnes per person, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Liberia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Finland and Liberia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
Finland ranks 9th and Liberia ranks 10th of 194 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 Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.