Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0173 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.0173 kt per square kilometre for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 0.0173 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 kt per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Liberia 76th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +47.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0056 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0076 kt per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 kt per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0108 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0113 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0118 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0125 kt per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0142 kt per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0133 kt per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0138 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0148 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0151 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0155 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0165 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0169 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0173 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0173 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0173 kt per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0079 kt per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0173 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0173 kt per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +55.8% | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +47.8% | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0024 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | 0.0093 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0123 kt per square kilometre | 0.0103 kt per square kilometre | 0.0144 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | 0.0165 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | 0.0167 kt per square kilometre | 0.0173 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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 energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Liberia?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in Liberia was 0.0173 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0173 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 kt per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Liberia rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 76th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.