Democratic Republic of Congo vs Liberia: Methane emissions, per capita
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Liberia
0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
166th
Liberia rank
169th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Liberia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 166th and Liberia ranks 169th of 195 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 | 0.7506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 0.6926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 0.6498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 0.5932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 0.495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.5143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 0.4901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Liberia?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
- 0.0191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 methane emissions, per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 166th and Liberia ranks 169th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.