Liberia vs Mali: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Liberia
1.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mali
2.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Liberia rank
70th
Mali rank
69th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Liberia
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 2.01 billion tonnes against 1.99 billion tonnes in Liberia, a difference of 19.45 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 70th and Mali ranks 69th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 17 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Mali Difference Ahead
1850s 67.48 million tonnes 11.25 million tonnes 56.24 million tonnes Liberia
1860s 166.12 million tonnes 25.69 million tonnes 140.43 million tonnes Liberia
1870s 199.51 million tonnes 29.49 million tonnes 170.02 million tonnes Liberia
1880s 226.93 million tonnes 36.06 million tonnes 190.87 million tonnes Liberia
1890s 254.18 million tonnes 44.33 million tonnes 209.85 million tonnes Liberia
1900s 292.36 million tonnes 60.50 million tonnes 231.85 million tonnes Liberia
1910s 346.39 million tonnes 88.66 million tonnes 257.73 million tonnes Liberia
1920s 418.03 million tonnes 127.52 million tonnes 290.51 million tonnes Liberia
1930s 517.23 million tonnes 192.53 million tonnes 324.70 million tonnes Liberia
1940s 750.68 million tonnes 272.82 million tonnes 477.85 million tonnes Liberia
1950s 1.03 billion tonnes 356.21 million tonnes 676.79 million tonnes Liberia
1960s 1.11 billion tonnes 412.43 million tonnes 693.75 million tonnes Liberia
1970s 1.14 billion tonnes 460.30 million tonnes 680.92 million tonnes Liberia
1980s 1.20 billion tonnes 516.46 million tonnes 681.43 million tonnes Liberia
1990s 1.28 billion tonnes 792.35 million tonnes 489.06 million tonnes Liberia
2000s 1.47 billion tonnes 1.32 billion tonnes 152.36 million tonnes Liberia
2010s 1.75 billion tonnes 1.68 billion tonnes 64.42 million tonnes Liberia
2020s 1.95 billion tonnes 1.95 billion tonnes 4.67 million tonnes Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Liberia or Mali?
Mali, at 2.01 billion tonnes against 1.99 billion tonnes in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Liberia and Mali?
19.45 million tonnes, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mali?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Mali rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Liberia ranks 70th and Mali ranks 69th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.