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

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.3439 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Liberia
0.233 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st
Liberia rank
4th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.3439 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.233 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Liberia, a difference of 0.1109 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.5 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 4th of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 6 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.05 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.7828 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.27 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 1.08 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.4564 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.6201 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 1.08 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.3384 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.7373 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 1.68 tonnes per US$ of GDP 1.74 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0624 tonnes per US$ of GDP Liberia
2000s 1.04 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.5407 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.4955 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.5464 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.2876 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.2588 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.392 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.2725 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1195 tonnes per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Democratic Republic of Congo or Liberia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.3439 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.233 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
0.1109 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Democratic Republic of Congo 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 including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 4th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including 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
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.