Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Liberia
Liberia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 74.64 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Liberia, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Liberia stood at 74.64 kilograms per person.
The figure is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Liberia peaked at 123.48 kilograms per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40.89 kilograms per person, in 1991.
Liberia ranks 175th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.51 kilograms per person | 40.89 kilograms per person | 49.47 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.3 kilograms per person | 40.98 kilograms per person | 105.99 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.92 kilograms per person | 50.56 kilograms per person | 123.48 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.12 kilograms per person | 68.45 kilograms per person | 87.47 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 from transport in Liberia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Liberia was 74.64 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 123.48 kilograms per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.89 kilograms per person in 1991.
- How does Liberia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Liberia ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.