Latvia vs Liberia: Methane emissions
Latvia
2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Liberia
2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Latvia rank
146th
Liberia rank
143rd
Methane emissions over time
- Latvia
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Latvia, a difference of 301,460 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 146th and Liberia ranks 143rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 17 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1860s | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 266,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1870s | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 346,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1880s | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 413,919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1890s | 2.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 535,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1900s | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 559,725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1910s | 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 565,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1920s | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 582,140 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1930s | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1940s | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 571,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1950s | 3.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 546,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1960s | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 520,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1970s | 4.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 589,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1980s | 4.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 813,436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 1990s | 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2000s | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 494,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2010s | 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Latvia |
| 2020s | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 226,118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Latvia or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Latvia and Liberia?
- 301,460 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Liberia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Liberia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Latvia ranks 146th 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.