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
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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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.