Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita was 268.68 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita in Liberia, 1980–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Liberia stood at 268.68 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Liberia peaked at 292.6 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.43 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, in 1982.
Liberia ranks 30th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 146.11 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 75.43 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 244.75 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 258.4 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 189.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 281.87 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 225.58 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 205.16 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 244.03 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 197.3 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 115.68 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 279.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 276.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 267.27 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 292.6 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 27 Afghanistan 274.4 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 28 Guyana 274.24 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 29 Syria 272.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 31 Indonesia 267.07 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 32 Mauritania 266.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 33 Tunisia 265.41 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
More climate change data for Liberia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Population, total 5.73 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.1% (2025)
- Urban population 3.21 million (2025)
- Urban population 56.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1531 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 52.52 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1531 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1531 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Liberia?
- Carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita in Liberia was 268.68 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 292.6 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.43 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1982.
- How does Liberia rank for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Liberia ranks 30th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.