Co2 land use per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Co2 land use per capita was 4.32 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.32
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
10th
of 194 countries
All-time high
51.22
in 1945
All-time low
1.66
in 1989
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Liberia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 4.32 for co2 land use per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Liberia peaked at 51.22 in 1945 and was at its lowest, 1.66, in 1989.
Liberia ranks 10th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 24.75 | — |
| 1851 | 30.98 | +25.1% |
| 1852 | 36.24 | +17.0% |
| 1853 | 38.94 | +7.5% |
| 1854 | 42.21 | +8.4% |
| 1855 | 42.32 | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 43.55 | +2.9% |
| 1857 | 45.29 | +4.0% |
| 1858 | 44.96 | -0.7% |
| 1859 | 44.15 | -1.8% |
| 1860 | 26.39 | -40.2% |
| 1861 | 20.62 | -21.9% |
| 1862 | 15.92 | -22.8% |
| 1863 | 13.51 | -15.2% |
| 1864 | 11.09 | -17.9% |
| 1865 | 11.04 | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 10.81 | -2.1% |
| 1867 | 9.68 | -10.5% |
| 1868 | 8.26 | -14.7% |
| 1869 | 9.23 | +11.7% |
| 1870 | 8.78 | -4.8% |
| 1871 | 8.03 | -8.6% |
| 1872 | 7.97 | -0.7% |
| 1873 | 7.24 | -9.1% |
| 1874 | 6.02 | -16.9% |
| 1875 | 6.58 | +9.2% |
| 1876 | 5.92 | -9.9% |
| 1877 | 7.43 | +25.4% |
| 1878 | 6.48 | -12.7% |
| 1879 | 6.27 | -3.3% |
| 1880 | 8.2 | +30.8% |
| 1881 | 6.94 | -15.3% |
| 1882 | 6.41 | -7.6% |
| 1883 | 5.57 | -13.1% |
| 1884 | 6.11 | +9.7% |
| 1885 | 6.7 | +9.6% |
| 1886 | 6.01 | -10.3% |
| 1887 | 5.41 | -10.0% |
| 1888 | 6.48 | +19.8% |
| 1889 | 6.4 | -1.3% |
| 1890 | 5.36 | -16.2% |
| 1891 | 5.08 | -5.4% |
| 1892 | 6.68 | +31.7% |
| 1893 | 6.7 | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 6.13 | -8.6% |
| 1895 | 6.55 | +6.9% |
| 1896 | 6.3 | -3.7% |
| 1897 | 5.38 | -14.6% |
| 1898 | 5.74 | +6.6% |
| 1899 | 5.04 | -12.2% |
| 1900 | 7.29 | +44.7% |
| 1901 | 8.67 | +18.9% |
| 1902 | 8.08 | -6.8% |
| 1903 | 10.16 | +25.7% |
| 1904 | 12.3 | +21.1% |
| 1905 | 11.07 | -10.0% |
| 1906 | 8.79 | -20.6% |
| 1907 | 9.88 | +12.4% |
| 1908 | 9.86 | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 9.89 | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 10.27 | +3.8% |
| 1911 | 10.97 | +6.8% |
| 1912 | 10.31 | -6.0% |
| 1913 | 10.37 | +0.7% |
| 1914 | 9.73 | -6.2% |
| 1915 | 10.33 | +6.2% |
| 1916 | 9.53 | -7.7% |
| 1917 | 10.38 | +9.0% |
| 1918 | 10.22 | -1.6% |
| 1919 | 8.55 | -16.3% |
| 1920 | 10.81 | +26.5% |
| 1921 | 13.46 | +24.5% |
| 1922 | 15.46 | +14.8% |
| 1923 | 14.29 | -7.6% |
| 1924 | 15.07 | +5.5% |
| 1925 | 16.37 | +8.6% |
| 1926 | 16.05 | -1.9% |
| 1927 | 15.32 | -4.6% |
| 1928 | 15.58 | +1.7% |
| 1929 | 14.44 | -7.3% |
| 1930 | 12.69 | -12.1% |
| 1931 | 17.58 | +38.5% |
| 1932 | 13.63 | -22.4% |
| 1933 | 15.31 | +12.3% |
| 1934 | 15.92 | +4.0% |
| 1935 | 13.36 | -16.1% |
| 1936 | 14.18 | +6.2% |
| 1937 | 15.35 | +8.3% |
| 1938 | 14.26 | -7.1% |
| 1939 | 13.13 | -7.9% |
| 1940 | 23.22 | +76.8% |
| 1941 | 39.93 | +72.0% |
| 1942 | 45.92 | +15.0% |
| 1943 | 46.76 | +1.8% |
| 1944 | 48.03 | +2.7% |
| 1945 | 51.22 | +6.6% |
| 1946 | 47.74 | -6.8% |
| 1947 | 46.57 | -2.4% |
| 1948 | 45.73 | -1.8% |
| 1949 | 46.7 | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 33.82 | -27.6% |
| 1951 | 25.08 | -25.8% |
| 1952 | 18.34 | -26.9% |
| 1953 | 15.85 | -13.6% |
| 1954 | 13.45 | -15.1% |
| 1955 | 11.52 | -14.3% |
| 1956 | 11.1 | -3.6% |
| 1957 | 9.54 | -14.1% |
| 1958 | 8.36 | -12.4% |
| 1959 | 6.58 | -21.3% |
| 1960 | 5.7 | -13.3% |
| 1961 | 4.55 | -20.2% |
| 1962 | 3.85 | -15.5% |
| 1963 | 2.94 | -23.5% |
| 1964 | 2.56 | -13.0% |
| 1965 | 2.17 | -15.2% |
| 1966 | 2.19 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 1.98 | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 1.97 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 1.81 | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 1.89 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 1.88 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.44 | +29.9% |
| 1973 | 2.84 | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 2.71 | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 2.59 | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 3.25 | +25.4% |
| 1977 | 2.97 | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 2.94 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 2.73 | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 2.76 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 2.98 | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 2.87 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 2.65 | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 3 | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 3.53 | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 3.29 | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 3.39 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 3.02 | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 1.66 | -44.9% |
| 1990 | 2.8 | +68.7% |
| 1991 | 3.8 | +35.5% |
| 1992 | 4.74 | +24.7% |
| 1993 | 4.25 | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 4.98 | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 4.93 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 5.23 | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 5.96 | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 6.42 | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 8.01 | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 7.28 | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 6.75 | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 6.76 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.79 | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 7.99 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 7.32 | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 6.6 | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 6.62 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.21 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 7.26 | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 7.3 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 7.13 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.02 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.97 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.04 | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 6 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.22 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 5.4 | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 4.81 | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 4.63 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.23 | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 4.33 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 4.36 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 4.32 | -0.9% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 4.32 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8828, 4.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 4.32 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654, 5.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +76.8% | 13.13 | 23.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 39.34 | 24.75 | 45.29 | 10 |
| 1860s | 13.66 | 8.26 | 26.39 | 10 |
| 1870s | 7.07 | 5.92 | 8.78 | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.42 | 5.41 | 8.2 | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.9 | 5.04 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.6 | 7.29 | 12.3 | 10 |
| 1910s | 10.06 | 8.55 | 10.97 | 10 |
| 1920s | 14.68 | 10.81 | 16.37 | 10 |
| 1930s | 14.54 | 12.69 | 17.58 | 10 |
| 1940s | 44.18 | 23.22 | 51.22 | 10 |
| 1950s | 15.36 | 6.58 | 33.82 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.97 | 1.81 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.62 | 1.88 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.91 | 1.66 | 3.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.11 | 2.8 | 8.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.06 | 6.21 | 7.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4 | 4.81 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.37 | 4.23 | 4.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More climate change data for Liberia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 443.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 238.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8992 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 306.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 166.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6269 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 land use per capita in Liberia?
- Co2 land use per capita in Liberia was 4.32 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.22 in 1945.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 in 1989.
- How does Liberia rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Liberia ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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