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
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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About this data
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.