Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was -0.3609 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Liechtenstein, 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
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Liechtenstein stood at -0.3609 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Liechtenstein peaked at 1 tonnes per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, -0.5728 tonnes per person, in 1939.
Liechtenstein ranks 171st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.9269 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1852 | 0.8699 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1853 | 0.8985 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1854 | 0.7731 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 1855 | 0.802 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1856 | 0.7619 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1857 | 0.6934 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 1858 | 0.6835 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1859 | 0.5257 tonnes per person | -23.1% |
| 1860 | 0.7211 tonnes per person | +37.2% |
| 1861 | 0.5982 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 1862 | 0.6312 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1863 | 0.6081 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1864 | 0.6313 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1865 | 0.5719 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 1866 | 0.6085 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1867 | 0.6583 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1868 | 0.6356 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1869 | 0.6221 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1870 | 0.6529 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1871 | 0.6263 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1872 | 0.6044 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1873 | 0.6561 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1874 | 0.5785 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1875 | 0.6339 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1876 | 0.625 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1877 | 0.5954 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1878 | 0.6118 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1879 | 0.5082 tonnes per person | -16.9% |
| 1880 | 0.7015 tonnes per person | +38.0% |
| 1881 | 0.6231 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1882 | 0.6671 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1883 | 0.6663 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.6973 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1885 | 0.6645 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1886 | 0.699 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1887 | 0.7407 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1888 | 0.7276 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1889 | 0.7262 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.7514 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1891 | 0.7649 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1892 | 0.7781 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1893 | 0.8322 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1894 | 0.7891 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1895 | 0.8533 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1896 | 0.8691 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1897 | 0.8591 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1898 | 0.8961 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1899 | 0.8181 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1900 | 0.9576 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1901 | 0.8979 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1902 | 0.9263 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1903 | 0.9335 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 0.9888 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1905 | 0.9303 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1906 | 0.9813 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1907 | 0.9876 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1908 | 0.9671 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1909 | 0.9896 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1910 | 0.6128 tonnes per person | -38.1% |
| 1911 | 0.5588 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1912 | 0.3337 tonnes per person | -40.3% |
| 1913 | 0.2377 tonnes per person | -28.8% |
| 1914 | 0.1146 tonnes per person | -51.8% |
| 1915 | 0.0221 tonnes per person | -80.7% |
| 1916 | -0.1126 tonnes per person | -609.8% |
| 1917 | -0.1798 tonnes per person | +59.7% |
| 1918 | -0.2366 tonnes per person | +31.6% |
| 1919 | -0.3356 tonnes per person | +41.9% |
| 1920 | -0.3673 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1921 | -0.3418 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1922 | -0.4288 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 1923 | -0.4288 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1924 | -0.4409 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1925 | -0.4469 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1926 | -0.462 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1927 | -0.4711 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1928 | -0.4771 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1929 | -0.4645 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1930 | -0.4905 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1931 | -0.4948 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1932 | -0.4835 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1933 | -0.5014 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1934 | -0.5161 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1935 | -0.5366 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1936 | -0.5509 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1937 | -0.5535 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1938 | -0.556 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1939 | -0.5728 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1940 | -0.5552 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1941 | -0.5378 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1942 | -0.5093 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1943 | -0.4867 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1944 | -0.4866 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1945 | -0.47 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1946 | -0.4617 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1947 | -0.4344 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1948 | -0.44 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1949 | -0.4066 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1950 | -0.3933 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1951 | -0.3605 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1952 | -0.3085 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1953 | -0.2428 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1954 | -0.179 tonnes per person | -26.3% |
| 1955 | -0.1198 tonnes per person | -33.1% |
| 1956 | -0.0384 tonnes per person | -67.9% |
| 1957 | 0.0377 tonnes per person | -198.1% |
| 1958 | 0.12 tonnes per person | +218.5% |
| 1959 | 0.5296 tonnes per person | +341.4% |
| 1960 | 0.2774 tonnes per person | -47.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0825 tonnes per person | -70.3% |
| 1962 | -0.0042 tonnes per person | -105.1% |
| 1963 | -0.0455 tonnes per person | +973.6% |
| 1964 | -0.0706 tonnes per person | +55.2% |
| 1965 | -0.1318 tonnes per person | +86.7% |
| 1966 | -0.1631 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1967 | -0.1666 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | -0.1658 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | -0.181 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1970 | -0.1921 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1971 | -0.1881 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | -0.2396 tonnes per person | +27.3% |
| 1973 | -0.2402 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | -0.2376 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | -0.2335 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | -0.225 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | -0.2077 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1978 | -0.2105 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | -0.2087 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | -0.1546 tonnes per person | -25.9% |
| 1981 | -0.1768 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1982 | -0.2323 tonnes per person | +31.4% |
| 1983 | -0.1925 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1984 | -0.1842 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1985 | -0.3212 tonnes per person | +74.4% |
| 1986 | -0.3062 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | -0.24 tonnes per person | -21.6% |
| 1988 | -0.2471 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1989 | -0.3888 tonnes per person | +57.3% |
| 1990 | -0.3498 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1991 | -0.3539 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | -0.3338 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1993 | -0.3155 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1994 | -0.2752 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 1995 | -0.2525 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1996 | -0.1663 tonnes per person | -34.1% |
| 1997 | -0.1848 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1998 | -0.2153 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1999 | -0.2416 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2000 | -0.2676 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 2001 | -0.3459 tonnes per person | +29.3% |
| 2002 | -0.3689 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2003 | -0.3762 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | -0.3716 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | -0.399 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2006 | -0.4166 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2007 | -0.4282 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | -0.4008 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2009 | -0.4367 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 2010 | -0.4577 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2011 | -0.4735 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | -0.4853 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | -0.4713 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | -0.4532 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | -0.465 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | -0.4712 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | -0.4412 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2018 | -0.4273 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | -0.4334 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | -0.4146 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | -0.3949 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | -0.3837 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | -0.3717 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | -0.3609 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's -0.3609 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0731 tonnes per person, 4.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Liechtenstein 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -973.6% | -0.0042 tonnes per person | -0.0455 tonnes per person |
| 1916 | -609.8% | 0.0221 tonnes per person | -0.1126 tonnes per person |
| 1959 | +341.4% | 0.12 tonnes per person | 0.5296 tonnes per person |
| 1958 | +218.5% | 0.0377 tonnes per person | 0.12 tonnes per person |
| 1957 | +198.1% | -0.0384 tonnes per person | 0.0377 tonnes per person |
| 1962 | -105.1% | 0.0825 tonnes per person | -0.0042 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7935 tonnes per person | 0.5257 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6286 tonnes per person | 0.5719 tonnes per person | 0.7211 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6092 tonnes per person | 0.5082 tonnes per person | 0.6561 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6913 tonnes per person | 0.6231 tonnes per person | 0.7407 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8211 tonnes per person | 0.7514 tonnes per person | 0.8961 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.956 tonnes per person | 0.8979 tonnes per person | 0.9896 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1015 tonnes per person | -0.3356 tonnes per person | 0.6128 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.4329 tonnes per person | -0.4771 tonnes per person | -0.3418 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | -0.5256 tonnes per person | -0.5728 tonnes per person | -0.4835 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.4788 tonnes per person | -0.5552 tonnes per person | -0.4066 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.0955 tonnes per person | -0.3933 tonnes per person | 0.5296 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.0569 tonnes per person | -0.181 tonnes per person | 0.2774 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.2183 tonnes per person | -0.2402 tonnes per person | -0.1881 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2444 tonnes per person | -0.3888 tonnes per person | -0.1546 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2689 tonnes per person | -0.3539 tonnes per person | -0.1663 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3812 tonnes per person | -0.4367 tonnes per person | -0.2676 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4579 tonnes per person | -0.4853 tonnes per person | -0.4273 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3852 tonnes per person | -0.4146 tonnes per person | -0.3609 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Liechtenstein
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, per capita 0.1463 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 6,002 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 41,024 (2025)
- Population growth 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Liechtenstein?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Liechtenstein was -0.3609 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 1 tonnes per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5728 tonnes per person in 1939.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Liechtenstein ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.