Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
182nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.1525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1977
All-time low
0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Liberia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Liberia stood at 0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.1525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Liberia ranks 182nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 0.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.0% |
| 1979 | 0.147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +40.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 36% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +40.5% | 0.1039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 180 Afghanistan 0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 181 Sri Lanka 0.0932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 183 Macao 0.0887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 185 Grenada 0.0854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Liberia?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Liberia was 0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 182nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.