Liberia vs South Sudan: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Liberia
0.1531 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Sudan
0.142 tonnes per person
in 2024
Liberia rank
201st
South Sudan rank
203rd
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Liberia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 0.1531 tonnes per person against 0.142 tonnes per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0111 tonnes per person.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 201st and South Sudan ranks 203rd of 213 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0779 tonnes per person | 0.0276 tonnes per person | 0.0503 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0.4034 tonnes per person | 0.0586 tonnes per person | 0.3448 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.9415 tonnes per person | 0.0973 tonnes per person | 0.8443 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.4522 tonnes per person | 0.0666 tonnes per person | 0.3856 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.1851 tonnes per person | 0.0705 tonnes per person | 0.1146 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.1565 tonnes per person | 0.113 tonnes per person | 0.0436 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.1666 tonnes per person | 0.145 tonnes per person | 0.0217 tonnes per person | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.1531 tonnes per person | 0.151 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Liberia or South Sudan?
- Liberia, at 0.1531 tonnes per person against 0.142 tonnes per person in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Liberia and South Sudan?
- 0.0111 tonnes per person, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and South Sudan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and South Sudan rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Liberia ranks 201st and South Sudan ranks 203rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.