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