Democratic Republic of Congo vs Liberia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.359 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Liberia
0.417 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
3rd
Liberia rank
1st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.417 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.359 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.058 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Liberia ranks 1st of 193 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.4 tonnes per US$ of GDP 4.93 tonnes per US$ of GDP 2.53 tonnes per US$ of GDP Liberia
1970s 1.23 tonnes per US$ of GDP 2.38 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.14 tonnes per US$ of GDP Liberia
1980s 1.21 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.38 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1703 tonnes per US$ of GDP Liberia
1990s 1.86 tonnes per US$ of GDP 5.86 tonnes per US$ of GDP 4 tonnes per US$ of GDP Liberia
2000s 1.13 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.4 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.2645 tonnes per US$ of GDP Liberia
2010s 0.5806 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.5887 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP Liberia
2020s 0.4106 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.4993 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0887 tonnes per US$ of GDP Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp, Democratic Republic of Congo or Liberia?
Liberia, at 0.417 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.359 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
0.058 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Liberia ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.