Eritrea vs Liberia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Eritrea
0.6461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Liberia
0.6201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Eritrea rank
176th
Liberia rank
178th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Eritrea
- Liberia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.6461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 176th and Liberia ranks 178th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1860s | 0.0986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1870s | 0.1145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1880s | 0.1338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1890s | 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1900s | 0.1892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1910s | 0.2438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1920s | 0.3037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1930s | 0.3612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1940s | 0.4178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1950s | 0.437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0.4394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.4313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.4222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.6929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.6068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.6112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.6463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Eritrea |
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, Eritrea or Liberia?
- Eritrea, at 0.6461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Eritrea and Liberia?
- 0.026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Liberia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Liberia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Eritrea ranks 176th and Liberia ranks 178th 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.