Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 4.32 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.32 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
10th
of 194 countries
All-time high
51.22 tonnes per person
in 1945
All-time low
1.66 tonnes per person
in 1989
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Liberia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 4.32 tonnes per person for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change 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, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Liberia peaked at 51.22 tonnes per person in 1945 and was at its lowest, 1.66 tonnes per person, 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 24.75 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 30.98 tonnes per person | +25.1% |
| 1852 | 36.24 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1853 | 38.94 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1854 | 42.21 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1855 | 42.32 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 43.55 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1857 | 45.29 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1858 | 44.96 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1859 | 44.15 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1860 | 26.39 tonnes per person | -40.2% |
| 1861 | 20.62 tonnes per person | -21.9% |
| 1862 | 15.92 tonnes per person | -22.8% |
| 1863 | 13.51 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 1864 | 11.09 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 1865 | 11.04 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 10.81 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1867 | 9.68 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1868 | 8.26 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
| 1869 | 9.23 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1870 | 8.78 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1871 | 8.03 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1872 | 7.97 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1873 | 7.24 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1874 | 6.02 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 1875 | 6.58 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1876 | 5.92 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1877 | 7.43 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 1878 | 6.48 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1879 | 6.27 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1880 | 8.2 tonnes per person | +30.8% |
| 1881 | 6.94 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 1882 | 6.41 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1883 | 5.57 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1884 | 6.11 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1885 | 6.7 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1886 | 6.01 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1887 | 5.41 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1888 | 6.48 tonnes per person | +19.8% |
| 1889 | 6.4 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1890 | 5.36 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1891 | 5.08 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1892 | 6.68 tonnes per person | +31.7% |
| 1893 | 6.7 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 6.13 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1895 | 6.55 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1896 | 6.3 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1897 | 5.38 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 1898 | 5.74 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1899 | 5.04 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1900 | 7.29 tonnes per person | +44.7% |
| 1901 | 8.67 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1902 | 8.08 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1903 | 10.16 tonnes per person | +25.7% |
| 1904 | 12.3 tonnes per person | +21.1% |
| 1905 | 11.07 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1906 | 8.79 tonnes per person | -20.6% |
| 1907 | 9.88 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1908 | 9.86 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 9.89 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 10.27 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1911 | 10.97 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1912 | 10.31 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1913 | 10.37 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1914 | 9.73 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1915 | 10.33 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1916 | 9.53 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1917 | 10.38 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1918 | 10.22 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1919 | 8.55 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1920 | 10.81 tonnes per person | +26.5% |
| 1921 | 13.46 tonnes per person | +24.5% |
| 1922 | 15.46 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1923 | 14.29 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1924 | 15.07 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1925 | 16.37 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1926 | 16.05 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1927 | 15.32 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1928 | 15.58 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1929 | 14.44 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1930 | 12.69 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1931 | 17.58 tonnes per person | +38.5% |
| 1932 | 13.63 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 1933 | 15.31 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1934 | 15.92 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1935 | 13.36 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1936 | 14.18 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1937 | 15.35 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1938 | 14.26 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1939 | 13.13 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1940 | 23.22 tonnes per person | +76.8% |
| 1941 | 39.93 tonnes per person | +72.0% |
| 1942 | 45.92 tonnes per person | +15.0% |
| 1943 | 46.76 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1944 | 48.03 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1945 | 51.22 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1946 | 47.74 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1947 | 46.57 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1948 | 45.73 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1949 | 46.7 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 33.82 tonnes per person | -27.6% |
| 1951 | 25.08 tonnes per person | -25.8% |
| 1952 | 18.34 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 1953 | 15.85 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1954 | 13.45 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1955 | 11.52 tonnes per person | -14.3% |
| 1956 | 11.1 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1957 | 9.54 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1958 | 8.36 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1959 | 6.58 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1960 | 5.7 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1961 | 4.55 tonnes per person | -20.2% |
| 1962 | 3.85 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 1963 | 2.94 tonnes per person | -23.5% |
| 1964 | 2.56 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1965 | 2.17 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 1966 | 2.19 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 1.98 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 1.97 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 1.81 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1970 | 1.89 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 1.88 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.44 tonnes per person | +29.9% |
| 1973 | 2.84 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 2.71 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 2.59 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 3.25 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 1977 | 2.97 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 2.94 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 2.73 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 2.76 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 2.98 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 2.87 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 2.65 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 3 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 3.53 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 3.29 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 3.39 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 3.02 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 1.66 tonnes per person | -44.9% |
| 1990 | 2.8 tonnes per person | +68.7% |
| 1991 | 3.8 tonnes per person | +35.5% |
| 1992 | 4.74 tonnes per person | +24.7% |
| 1993 | 4.25 tonnes per person | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 4.98 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 4.93 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 5.23 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 5.96 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 6.42 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 8.01 tonnes per person | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 7.28 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 6.75 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 6.76 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 7.79 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 7.99 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 7.32 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 6.6 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 6.62 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.21 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 7.26 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 7.3 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 7.13 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 7.02 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.97 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.04 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 6 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.22 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 5.4 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 4.81 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 4.63 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.23 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 4.33 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 4.36 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 4.32 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 4.32 tonnes per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8828 tonnes per person, 4.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 4.32 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654 tonnes per person, 5.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 tonnes per person | 23.22 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 39.34 tonnes per person | 24.75 tonnes per person | 45.29 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 13.66 tonnes per person | 8.26 tonnes per person | 26.39 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 7.07 tonnes per person | 5.92 tonnes per person | 8.78 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.42 tonnes per person | 5.41 tonnes per person | 8.2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.9 tonnes per person | 5.04 tonnes per person | 6.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.6 tonnes per person | 7.29 tonnes per person | 12.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 10.06 tonnes per person | 8.55 tonnes per person | 10.97 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 14.68 tonnes per person | 10.81 tonnes per person | 16.37 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 14.54 tonnes per person | 12.69 tonnes per person | 17.58 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 44.18 tonnes per person | 23.22 tonnes per person | 51.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 15.36 tonnes per person | 6.58 tonnes per person | 33.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.97 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 5.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.62 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | 3.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.91 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | 3.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.11 tonnes per person | 2.8 tonnes per person | 8.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.06 tonnes per person | 6.21 tonnes per person | 7.99 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4 tonnes per person | 4.81 tonnes per person | 7.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.37 tonnes per person | 4.23 tonnes per person | 4.63 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Liberia?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Liberia was 4.32 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.22 tonnes per person in 1945.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 tonnes per person in 1989.
- How does Liberia rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Liberia ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.