Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 2.94 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.94 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
110th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.87 tonnes per person
in 1998
All-time low
0.9991 tonnes per person
in 1962
Years of data
66
1959–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Liechtenstein, 1959–2024
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
Liechtenstein recorded 2.94 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Liechtenstein peaked at 6.87 tonnes per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9991 tonnes per person, in 1962.
Liechtenstein ranks 110th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1.25 tonnes per person | — |
| 1960 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1961 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -10.9% |
| 1962 | 0.9991 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 3.09 tonnes per person | +205.3% |
| 1965 | 3.22 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 3.04 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 2.93 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 3.51 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1969 | 4.06 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1970 | 5.05 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 1971 | 5.19 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 4.64 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 5.76 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 1974 | 4.55 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 1975 | 5.69 tonnes per person | +25.1% |
| 1976 | 5.44 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 6.14 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 6.02 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 5.07 tonnes per person | -15.8% |
| 1980 | 6.13 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
| 1981 | 5.64 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 3.78 tonnes per person | -33.0% |
| 1983 | 4.78 tonnes per person | +26.6% |
| 1984 | 4.93 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 5.97 tonnes per person | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 6.81 tonnes per person | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 4.62 tonnes per person | -32.2% |
| 1988 | 6.11 tonnes per person | +32.1% |
| 1989 | 6.16 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 6.53 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 6.69 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 6.62 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 6.81 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 6.29 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 6.32 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 6.37 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 6.66 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 6.87 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 6.68 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 6.28 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 6.07 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 6.15 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 6.35 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 6.29 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.2 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.19 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.27 tonnes per person | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 5.79 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 5.31 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 4.84 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 4.4 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 4.57 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 4.74 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.88 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 3.8 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 3.51 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 3.66 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 3.31 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 3.43 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 3.24 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 3.33 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.88 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 2.94 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 2.94 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 2.94 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.19 tonnes per person, 47% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 2.94 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.58 tonnes per person, 64% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +205.3% | 1.01 tonnes per person | 3.09 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1960s | 2.42 tonnes per person | 0.9991 tonnes per person | 4.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.35 tonnes per person | 4.55 tonnes per person | 6.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.49 tonnes per person | 3.78 tonnes per person | 6.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.58 tonnes per person | 6.29 tonnes per person | 6.87 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 tonnes per person | 5.27 tonnes per person | 6.35 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.01 tonnes per person | 3.31 tonnes per person | 4.84 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.07 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | 3.33 tonnes per person | 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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Liechtenstein?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Liechtenstein was 2.94 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 6.87 tonnes per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9991 tonnes per person in 1962.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Liechtenstein ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.