Liberia vs Macao: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Liberia
52.52 million tonnes
in 2024
Macao
57.53 million tonnes
in 2024
Liberia rank
161st
Macao rank
159th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Liberia
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 57.53 million tonnes against 52.52 million tonnes in Liberia, a difference of 5.01 million tonnes.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 161st and Macao ranks 159th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 6 and Macao in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 508,075 tonnes | 87,936 tonnes | 420,139 tonnes | Liberia |
| 1960s | 2.86 million tonnes | 732,433 tonnes | 2.13 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1970s | 14.52 million tonnes | 2.78 million tonnes | 11.74 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1980s | 27.98 million tonnes | 7.78 million tonnes | 20.20 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 1990s | 33.64 million tonnes | 17.60 million tonnes | 16.04 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 2000s | 38.25 million tonnes | 31.67 million tonnes | 6.58 million tonnes | Liberia |
| 2010s | 45.05 million tonnes | 45.76 million tonnes | 705,380 tonnes | Macao |
| 2020s | 50.83 million tonnes | 55.43 million tonnes | 4.60 million tonnes | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Liberia or Macao?
- Macao, at 57.53 million tonnes against 52.52 million tonnes in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Liberia and Macao?
- 5.01 million tonnes, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Macao?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Macao rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Liberia ranks 161st and Macao ranks 159th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.