Methane emissions in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Methane emissions was 24,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
191st
of 199 regions
All-time high
27,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1989
All-time low
7,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Methane emissions in Liechtenstein, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane emissions in Liechtenstein is 24,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions in Liechtenstein peaked at 27,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1989 and was at its lowest, 7,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, in 1850.
That places Liechtenstein 191st out of 199 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1860s | 8,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1870s | 8,369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1880s | 8,537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1890s | 8,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1900s | 8,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1910s | 9,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1920s | 9,544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1930s | 9,736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1940s | 10,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1950s | 12,067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13,462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1960s | 12,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1970s | 24,164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48,106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 189 Palau 37,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 190 Kiribati 31,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 192 Aruba 23,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 193 Cook Islands 14,054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents compare
- 194 British Virgin Islands 11,705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 9.96 million tonnes (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane emissions in Liechtenstein?
- Methane emissions in Liechtenstein was 24,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 27,828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1989.
- What is the lowest methane emissions recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in 1850.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for methane emissions?
- Liechtenstein ranks 191st out of 199 regions with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.