Congo vs Liberia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Congo
4.25 million tonnes
in 2024
Liberia
3.18 million tonnes
in 2024
Congo rank
132nd
Liberia rank
135th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Congo
- Liberia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 4.25 million tonnes against 3.18 million tonnes in Liberia, a difference of 1.07 million tonnes.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Liberia ahead.
Congo ranks 132nd and Liberia ranks 135th of 211 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 8,722 tonnes | 8,722 tonnes | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes | 312,307 tonnes | 312,307 tonnes | Liberia |
| 1980s | 95,662 tonnes | 779,031 tonnes | 683,369 tonnes | Liberia |
| 1990s | 410,746 tonnes | 993,288 tonnes | 582,542 tonnes | Liberia |
| 2000s | 557,535 tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | 639,163 tonnes | Liberia |
| 2010s | 1.46 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 306,828 tonnes | Liberia |
| 2020s | 3.57 million tonnes | 2.81 million tonnes | 758,900 tonnes | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Congo or Liberia?
- Congo, at 4.25 million tonnes against 3.18 million tonnes in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Congo and Liberia?
- 1.07 million tonnes, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liberia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Liberia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Congo ranks 132nd and Liberia ranks 135th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.