Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Liberia
Liberia: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 9.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Liberia, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Liberia is 9.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Liberia peaked at 9.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.16 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1995.
Liberia ranks 159th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.57 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.16 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.25 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.11 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.08 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.89 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.62 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.25 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.15 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.69 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.71 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 156 Fiji 13.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 157 Maldives 12.92 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 158 Suriname 12.39 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 160 Gambia 8.94 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 161 Djibouti 8.55 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 162 Bermuda 6.74 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 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 change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Liberia?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Liberia was 9.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1995.
- How does Liberia rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Liberia ranks 159th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.