Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 117,224 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
117,224 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
184th
of 194 countries
All-time high
222,273 tonnes
in 1998
All-time low
17,283 tonnes
in 1962
Years of data
66
1959–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Liechtenstein, 1959–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Liechtenstein stood at 117,224 tonnes.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Liechtenstein peaked at 222,273 tonnes in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17,283 tonnes, in 1962.
That places Liechtenstein 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 20,281 tonnes | — |
| 1960 | 20,027 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 18,255 tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1962 | 17,283 tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 17,962 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 56,223 tonnes | +213.0% |
| 1965 | 60,012 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 57,982 tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 57,388 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 70,500 tonnes | +22.8% |
| 1969 | 83,818 tonnes | +18.9% |
| 1970 | 106,929 tonnes | +27.6% |
| 1971 | 112,128 tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 102,240 tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 129,166 tonnes | +26.3% |
| 1974 | 103,747 tonnes | -19.7% |
| 1975 | 132,027 tonnes | +27.3% |
| 1976 | 128,347 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 147,284 tonnes | +14.8% |
| 1978 | 146,750 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 125,495 tonnes | -14.5% |
| 1980 | 153,931 tonnes | +22.7% |
| 1981 | 143,702 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 97,776 tonnes | -32.0% |
| 1983 | 125,636 tonnes | +28.5% |
| 1984 | 131,521 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 161,527 tonnes | +22.8% |
| 1986 | 186,733 tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 128,435 tonnes | -31.2% |
| 1988 | 172,039 tonnes | +34.0% |
| 1989 | 176,023 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 188,858 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 195,960 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 197,021 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 205,508 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 192,684 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 196,361 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 200,720 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 212,474 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 222,273 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 218,648 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 207,990 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 203,090 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 207,557 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 216,525 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 216,596 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 215,112 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 216,506 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 185,638 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 205,254 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 189,729 tonnes | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 174,295 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 159,543 tonnes | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 167,493 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 175,089 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 144,332 tonnes | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 142,264 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 131,919 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 138,768 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 126,268 tonnes | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 131,984 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 125,520 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 130,170 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 113,240 tonnes | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 116,492 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 117,224 tonnes | +0.6% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 117,224 tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.71 million tonnes, 0% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 117,224 tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.46 million tonnes, 0% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Liechtenstein changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +213.0% | 17,962 tonnes | 56,223 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20,281 tonnes | 20,281 tonnes | 20,281 tonnes | 1 |
| 1960s | 45,945 tonnes | 17,283 tonnes | 83,818 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 123,411 tonnes | 102,240 tonnes | 147,284 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 147,732 tonnes | 97,776 tonnes | 186,733 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 203,051 tonnes | 188,858 tonnes | 222,273 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 206,400 tonnes | 185,638 tonnes | 216,596 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 149,196 tonnes | 126,268 tonnes | 175,089 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,529 tonnes | 113,240 tonnes | 130,170 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 181 Tonga 168,149 tonnes compare
- 182 Marshall Islands 154,480 tonnes compare
- 183 Micronesia (country) 150,626 tonnes compare
- 185 Cook Islands 80,083 tonnes compare
- 186 Dominica 78,818 tonnes compare
- 187 Kiribati 72,456 tonnes compare
More climate change data for Liechtenstein
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, per capita 0.1463 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 6,002 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 41,024 (2025)
- Population growth 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Liechtenstein?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Liechtenstein was 117,224 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 222,273 tonnes in 1998.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,283 tonnes in 1962.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Liechtenstein ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.