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