Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 9.38 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 including land-use change in Liechtenstein stood at 9.38 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 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 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 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 in Liechtenstein?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Liechtenstein was 9.38 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 including land-use change 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 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?
- Liechtenstein ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.