Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Liberia
Liberia: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 4.47 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Liberia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 4.47 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Liberia peaked at 33.87 tonnes per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.92 tonnes per person, in 1989.
That places Liberia 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.44 tonnes per person | 6.71 tonnes per person | 33.87 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.38 tonnes per person | 2.44 tonnes per person | 5.85 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.56 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | 4.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.37 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | 3.96 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3 tonnes per person | 3.01 tonnes per person | 8.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.21 tonnes per person | 6.34 tonnes per person | 8.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.57 tonnes per person | 5 tonnes per person | 7.5 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 tonnes per person | 4.38 tonnes per person | 4.78 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Liberia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Population, total 5.73 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.1% (2025)
- Urban population 3.21 million (2025)
- Urban population 56.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1531 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 52.52 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1531 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1531 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Liberia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Liberia was 4.47 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.87 tonnes per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 tonnes per person in 1989.
- How does Liberia rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Liberia ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.