Afghanistan vs Liberia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Afghanistan
18.25 million tonnes
in 2024
Liberia
24.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
37th
Liberia rank
34th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Afghanistan
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 24.26 million tonnes against 18.25 million tonnes in Afghanistan, a difference of 6.01 million tonnes.
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 | 2.90 million tonnes | 13.42 million tonnes | 10.52 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1860s | 3.02 million tonnes | 4.94 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1870s | 3.79 million tonnes | 2.79 million tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 4.83 million tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | 2.07 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 5.44 million tonnes | 2.76 million tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 5.80 million tonnes | 4.90 million tonnes | 904,905 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 6.28 million tonnes | 5.55 million tonnes | 732,446 tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 6.20 million tonnes | 9.02 million tonnes | 2.82 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1930s | 5.81 million tonnes | 10.28 million tonnes | 4.47 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1940s | 5.88 million tonnes | 36.78 million tonnes | 30.90 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1950s | 11.32 million tonnes | 15.07 million tonnes | 3.75 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1960s | 10.74 million tonnes | 3.70 million tonnes | 7.04 million tonnes | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 4.08 million tonnes | 4.39 million tonnes | 302,886 tonnes | Liberia |
| 1980s | 1.72 million tonnes | 6.43 million tonnes | 4.71 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1990s | -669,838 tonnes | 11.99 million tonnes | 12.66 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 2000s | 1.74 million tonnes | 23.60 million tonnes | 21.86 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 2010s | 1.92 million tonnes | 29.18 million tonnes | 27.26 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 2020s | 10.88 million tonnes | 23.51 million tonnes | 12.63 million tonnes | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Afghanistan or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 24.26 million tonnes against 18.25 million tonnes in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Afghanistan and Liberia?
- 6.01 million tonnes, 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 annual 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 Annual 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 in tonnes.