Cyprus vs Liberia: Methane emissions

Cyprus
2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Liberia
2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cyprus rank
144th
Liberia rank
143rd

Methane emissions over time

  • Cyprus
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cyprus, a difference of 216,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.

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

Cyprus ranks 144th and Liberia ranks 143rd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Liberia Difference Ahead
1850s 156,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 148,717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cyprus
1860s 166,853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 266,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 99,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
1870s 168,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 346,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 177,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
1880s 170,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 413,919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 243,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
1890s 172,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 535,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 363,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
1900s 185,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 559,725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 374,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
1910s 212,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 565,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 352,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
1920s 240,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 582,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 341,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
1930s 263,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 577,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 313,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
1940s 304,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 571,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 266,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
1950s 348,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 546,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 198,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
1960s 338,031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 520,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 182,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
1970s 338,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 589,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 250,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
1980s 366,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 813,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 446,611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
1990s 436,792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 618,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
2000s 487,443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
2010s 980,961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
2020s 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 474,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Cyprus or Liberia?
Liberia, at 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cyprus as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Cyprus and Liberia?
216,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Liberia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Liberia rank globally for methane emissions?
Cyprus ranks 144th and Liberia ranks 143rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.