What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Italy and Liberia?

0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Liberia?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Liberia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

Italy

0.0109 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Liberia

0.011 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Italy rank

94th

Liberia rank

93rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

Italy
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.011 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0109 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Italy, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 94th and Liberia ranks 93rd of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0479 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0116 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0363 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Italy
1970s	0.03 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0275 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0025 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Italy
1980s	0.0175 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0322 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0147 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Liberia
1990s	0.0114 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1541 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1427 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Liberia
2000s	0.011 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0364 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0254 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Liberia
2010s	0.0111 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0152 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0041 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Liberia
2020s	0.0117 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.013 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0013 tonnes per US$ of GDP	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Italy or Liberia?: Liberia, at 0.011 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0109 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Italy and Liberia?: 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Liberia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and Liberia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?: Italy ranks 94th and Liberia ranks 93rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, 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: 202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

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