Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 9.96 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in Liechtenstein, 1959–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions in Liechtenstein stood at 9.96 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in Liechtenstein peaked at 9.96 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,707 tonnes, in 1959.
That places Liechtenstein 189th out of 215 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11,707 tonnes | 11,707 tonnes | 11,707 tonnes | 1 |
| 1960s | 201,245 tonnes | 27,154 tonnes | 483,247 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.16 million tonnes | 594,243 tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.57 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 3.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.45 million tonnes | 3.51 million tonnes | 5.42 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.64 million tonnes | 5.64 million tonnes | 7.62 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.58 million tonnes | 7.81 million tonnes | 9.28 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.70 million tonnes | 9.42 million tonnes | 9.96 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 186 Solomon Islands 11.61 million tonnes compare
- 187 Palau 11.40 million tonnes compare
- 188 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 10.63 million tonnes compare
- 190 Grenada 9.65 million tonnes compare
- 191 Guinea-Bissau 8.29 million tonnes compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.03 million tonnes compare
More climate change data for Liechtenstein
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Population, total 41,024 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 6,002 (2025)
- Urban population 14.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in Liechtenstein?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in Liechtenstein was 9.96 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 9.96 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,707 tonnes in 1959.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Liechtenstein ranks 189th out of 215 regions with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.