Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Liberia

Liberia: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0001 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
90th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.0001 kt per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0 kt per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Liberia, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Liberia stood at 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Liberia peaked at 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1994.

Liberia ranks 90th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Liberia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0001 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +5.0%
1963 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +13.7%
1964 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +6.7%
1965 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
1966 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -47.7%
1967 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1968 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +4.7%
1969 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +5.3%
1970 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +5.0%
1971 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +5.4%
1972 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +5.1%
1973 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +7.1%
1974 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +10.4%
1975 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -4.4%
1976 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +5.1%
1977 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1978 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -5.4%
1979 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
1980 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.5%
1981 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +7.8%
1982 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1983 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +11.3%
1984 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1985 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
1986 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
1987 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.7%
1988 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1989 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
1990 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -28.2%
1991 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -31.9%
1992 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +7.3%
1993 0 kt per square kilometre -40.7%
1994 0 kt per square kilometre -16.6%
1995 0 kt per square kilometre +7.7%
1996 0 kt per square kilometre +33.7%
1997 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +57.9%
1998 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +16.2%
1999 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -4.3%
2000 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -5.6%
2001 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -7.5%
2002 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -6.2%
2003 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2005 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +6.7%
2007 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +19.5%
2008 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +15.7%
2009 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +26.1%
2010 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2011 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -1.1%
2012 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -6.1%
2013 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -5.8%
2014 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
2015 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +13.8%
2016 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +17.2%
2017 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -22.8%
2018 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
2019 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
2020 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2021 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2022 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +5.1%
2023 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -5.8%

Liberia compared with similar countries

  • Liberia's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, 78% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Liberia's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, 58% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Liberia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +57.9% 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre
1966 -47.7% 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre
1993 -40.7% 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 87 Mali 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 88 Estonia 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 89 Israel 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 91 Afghanistan 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 92 Grenada 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 93 Georgia 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Liberia?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Liberia was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2016.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1994.
How does Liberia rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per?
Liberia ranks 90th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
163 places, 9,200 data points, 1961–2023
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Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.