Croatia vs Liberia: Greenhouse gas emissions

Croatia
22.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Liberia
24.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Croatia rank
125th
Liberia rank
123rd

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Croatia
  • Liberia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M185019372024

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 24.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 22.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Croatia, a difference of 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.

Croatia ranks 125th and Liberia ranks 123rd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 12 and Liberia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Liberia Difference Ahead
1850s 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
1860s 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 245,953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
1870s 5.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
1880s 6.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
1890s 7.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
1900s 8.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
1910s 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
1920s 11.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
1930s 12.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
1940s 13.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
1950s 15.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 677,993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
1960s 17.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
1970s 22.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
1980s 28.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
1990s 27.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Croatia
2000s 21.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
2010s 23.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia
2020s 21.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Croatia or Liberia?
Liberia, at 24.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 22.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Croatia as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Croatia and Liberia?
2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Liberia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Liberia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Croatia ranks 125th and Liberia ranks 123rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.