Liberia vs Mauritius: Per capita methane emissions
Liberia
0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritius
0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Liberia rank
172nd
Mauritius rank
173rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Liberia
- Mauritius
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 172nd and Mauritius ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 15 and Mauritius in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1860s | 0.7274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1870s | 0.8762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1880s | 0.9619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1890s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1900s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1910s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1920s | 0.9518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1930s | 0.8173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1940s | 0.6918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1950s | 0.5438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0.4108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 0.3552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 0.3671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 0.4627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.5141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.4951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.4709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Liberia or Mauritius?
- Liberia, at 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Liberia and Mauritius?
- 0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritius?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Mauritius rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Liberia ranks 172nd and Mauritius ranks 173rd 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.