Congo vs Liechtenstein: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Congo
3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Liechtenstein
3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo rank
99th
Liechtenstein rank
100th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Congo
- Liechtenstein
How they compare
Congo currently reports 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liechtenstein, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 99th and Liechtenstein ranks 100th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 12 and Liechtenstein in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Liechtenstein | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1860s | 0.1941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1870s | 0.1917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1880s | 0.1888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1890s | 0.1965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1900s | 0.259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1910s | 0.3933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1920s | 0.5154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1930s | 0.5645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1940s | 0.5305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1950s | 0.6582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.6333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 1970s | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 1980s | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 1990s | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 2000s | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 2010s | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liechtenstein |
| 2020s | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Congo or Liechtenstein?
- Congo, at 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liechtenstein as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Congo and Liechtenstein?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Liechtenstein?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Liechtenstein rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Congo ranks 99th and Liechtenstein ranks 100th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.