Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled was 9.38 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Liechtenstein, 1959–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Liechtenstein stood at 9.38 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 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Liechtenstein peaked at 9.38 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20,281 tonnes, in 1959.
Liechtenstein ranks 181st 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.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 20,281 tonnes | — |
| 1960 | 40,308 tonnes | +98.7% |
| 1961 | 58,563 tonnes | +45.3% |
| 1962 | 75,846 tonnes | +29.5% |
| 1963 | 93,808 tonnes | +23.7% |
| 1964 | 150,030 tonnes | +59.9% |
| 1965 | 210,042 tonnes | +40.0% |
| 1966 | 268,024 tonnes | +27.6% |
| 1967 | 325,412 tonnes | +21.4% |
| 1968 | 395,912 tonnes | +21.7% |
| 1969 | 479,730 tonnes | +21.2% |
| 1970 | 586,658 tonnes | +22.3% |
| 1971 | 698,786 tonnes | +19.1% |
| 1972 | 801,026 tonnes | +14.6% |
| 1973 | 930,192 tonnes | +16.1% |
| 1974 | 1.03 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 1.17 million tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1976 | 1.29 million tonnes | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 1.44 million tonnes | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 1.59 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 1.71 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 1.87 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 2.01 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 2.11 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 2.23 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 2.37 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 2.53 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 2.71 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 2.84 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 3.02 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 3.19 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 3.38 million tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 3.58 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 3.77 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 3.98 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 4.17 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 4.37 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 4.57 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 4.78 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 5.00 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 5.22 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 5.43 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 5.63 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 5.84 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 6.06 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 6.27 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 6.49 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.71 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 6.89 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 7.10 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 7.29 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.46 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 7.62 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 7.79 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 7.96 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 8.11 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 8.25 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 8.38 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 8.52 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 8.65 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 8.78 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 8.90 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 9.03 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 9.15 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 9.26 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 9.38 million tonnes | +1.3% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 9.38 million tonnes is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.31 billion tonnes, 0% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 9.38 million tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.62 billion tonnes, 0% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +98.7% | 20,281 tonnes | 40,308 tonnes |
| 1964 | +59.9% | 93,808 tonnes | 150,030 tonnes |
| 1961 | +45.3% | 40,308 tonnes | 58,563 tonnes |
| 1965 | +40.0% | 150,030 tonnes | 210,042 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20,281 tonnes | 20,281 tonnes | 20,281 tonnes | 1 |
| 1960s | 209,767 tonnes | 40,308 tonnes | 479,730 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.13 million tonnes | 586,658 tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.49 million tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | 3.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.28 million tonnes | 3.38 million tonnes | 5.22 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.37 million tonnes | 5.43 million tonnes | 7.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.15 million tonnes | 7.46 million tonnes | 8.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.15 million tonnes | 8.90 million tonnes | 9.38 million tonnes | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Liechtenstein?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Liechtenstein was 9.38 million tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 9.38 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,281 tonnes in 1959.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Liechtenstein ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.