Democratic Republic of Congo vs Liberia: Per capita methane emissions
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Liberia
0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
169th
Liberia rank
172nd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Liberia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 169th and Liberia ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 7 and Liberia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1860s | 0.1895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1870s | 0.189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1880s | 0.1907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1890s | 0.2054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1900s | 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1910s | 0.2964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1920s | 0.3365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1930s | 0.3797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1940s | 0.5695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1950s | 0.7631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1960s | 0.7506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 0.6926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 0.6498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 0.5932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 0.495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.5143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 0.4901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Democratic Republic of Congo or Liberia?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
- 0.0191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 169th and Liberia ranks 172nd of 199 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 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.