Per capita ghg emissions in Liberia
Liberia: Per capita ghg emissions was 4.37 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.37
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
114th
of 199 countries
All-time high
41.41
in 1945
All-time low
2.42
in 1989
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Liberia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 4.37 for per capita ghg emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Liberia peaked at 41.41 in 1945 and was at its lowest, 2.42, in 1989.
Liberia ranks 114th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg emissions in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 21.75 | — |
| 1851 | 26.94 | +23.9% |
| 1852 | 31.31 | +16.2% |
| 1853 | 33.62 | +7.4% |
| 1854 | 34.74 | +3.3% |
| 1855 | 34.76 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 35.58 | +2.3% |
| 1857 | 37.55 | +5.5% |
| 1858 | 37.63 | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 37.33 | -0.8% |
| 1860 | 21.64 | -42.0% |
| 1861 | 16.57 | -23.4% |
| 1862 | 13.13 | -20.7% |
| 1863 | 12.12 | -7.7% |
| 1864 | 10.52 | -13.2% |
| 1865 | 10.23 | -2.7% |
| 1866 | 10.17 | -0.6% |
| 1867 | 9.33 | -8.3% |
| 1868 | 8.32 | -10.8% |
| 1869 | 8.96 | +7.7% |
| 1870 | 8.23 | -8.2% |
| 1871 | 7.73 | -6.1% |
| 1872 | 7.34 | -5.1% |
| 1873 | 7.43 | +1.3% |
| 1874 | 6.5 | -12.5% |
| 1875 | 6.59 | +1.3% |
| 1876 | 6.5 | -1.3% |
| 1877 | 7.59 | +16.7% |
| 1878 | 6.89 | -9.2% |
| 1879 | 6.61 | -4.0% |
| 1880 | 9.26 | +40.1% |
| 1881 | 7.1 | -23.4% |
| 1882 | 6.54 | -7.9% |
| 1883 | 6.12 | -6.4% |
| 1884 | 6.15 | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 6.86 | +11.7% |
| 1886 | 6.25 | -8.9% |
| 1887 | 6.1 | -2.5% |
| 1888 | 7.01 | +15.0% |
| 1889 | 6.43 | -8.3% |
| 1890 | 6 | -6.7% |
| 1891 | 5.55 | -7.5% |
| 1892 | 7.4 | +33.3% |
| 1893 | 7.2 | -2.6% |
| 1894 | 6.9 | -4.2% |
| 1895 | 6.34 | -8.1% |
| 1896 | 6.17 | -2.7% |
| 1897 | 6.04 | -2.2% |
| 1898 | 6.35 | +5.3% |
| 1899 | 5.89 | -7.3% |
| 1900 | 7.57 | +28.5% |
| 1901 | 8.47 | +12.0% |
| 1902 | 8.09 | -4.6% |
| 1903 | 9.31 | +15.1% |
| 1904 | 11.18 | +20.1% |
| 1905 | 10.43 | -6.7% |
| 1906 | 8.64 | -17.1% |
| 1907 | 9.6 | +11.1% |
| 1908 | 9.18 | -4.3% |
| 1909 | 9.51 | +3.6% |
| 1910 | 9.49 | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 10.37 | +9.2% |
| 1912 | 10.22 | -1.4% |
| 1913 | 9.75 | -4.6% |
| 1914 | 9.56 | -2.0% |
| 1915 | 9.53 | -0.3% |
| 1916 | 9.65 | +1.3% |
| 1917 | 9.51 | -1.5% |
| 1918 | 9.44 | -0.7% |
| 1919 | 8.78 | -6.9% |
| 1920 | 10.37 | +18.1% |
| 1921 | 13.19 | +27.1% |
| 1922 | 13.69 | +3.8% |
| 1923 | 12.86 | -6.0% |
| 1924 | 13.07 | +1.6% |
| 1925 | 15.05 | +15.1% |
| 1926 | 14.71 | -2.3% |
| 1927 | 13.95 | -5.1% |
| 1928 | 14.63 | +4.9% |
| 1929 | 13 | -11.2% |
| 1930 | 12.12 | -6.8% |
| 1931 | 16.76 | +38.3% |
| 1932 | 12.75 | -23.9% |
| 1933 | 14.5 | +13.7% |
| 1934 | 13.69 | -5.6% |
| 1935 | 12.39 | -9.5% |
| 1936 | 13.26 | +7.0% |
| 1937 | 14.06 | +6.0% |
| 1938 | 13.54 | -3.7% |
| 1939 | 12.41 | -8.4% |
| 1940 | 19.65 | +58.4% |
| 1941 | 32.73 | +66.6% |
| 1942 | 38.08 | +16.3% |
| 1943 | 37.52 | -1.5% |
| 1944 | 38.71 | +3.2% |
| 1945 | 41.41 | +7.0% |
| 1946 | 38.3 | -7.5% |
| 1947 | 39.59 | +3.4% |
| 1948 | 37.48 | -5.3% |
| 1949 | 38.81 | +3.6% |
| 1950 | 28.33 | -27.0% |
| 1951 | 22.65 | -20.1% |
| 1952 | 17.38 | -23.3% |
| 1953 | 15.32 | -11.8% |
| 1954 | 14.4 | -6.0% |
| 1955 | 12.8 | -11.1% |
| 1956 | 11.12 | -13.1% |
| 1957 | 10.2 | -8.3% |
| 1958 | 8.61 | -15.5% |
| 1959 | 7.46 | -13.4% |
| 1960 | 6.61 | -11.3% |
| 1961 | 5.4 | -18.4% |
| 1962 | 5.17 | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 4.74 | -8.2% |
| 1964 | 4.04 | -14.9% |
| 1965 | 3.8 | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 4.03 | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 3.29 | -18.2% |
| 1968 | 3.88 | +17.8% |
| 1969 | 3.66 | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 3.6 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 3.59 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 3.93 | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 4.03 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 3.91 | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 3.52 | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 3.99 | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 3.87 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 3.72 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 3.93 | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 3.89 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 3.95 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 3.13 | -20.9% |
| 1983 | 2.84 | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 3.1 | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 3.34 | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 3.28 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 3.42 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 3.27 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 2.42 | -26.0% |
| 1990 | 3.57 | +47.8% |
| 1991 | 4.64 | +29.8% |
| 1992 | 5.26 | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 4.82 | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 5.44 | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 5.31 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 5.57 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 5.72 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 6.02 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 7.28 | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 6.9 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 6.73 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 6.76 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.66 | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 7.61 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 7.12 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 6.7 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 6.4 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 6.03 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 6.95 | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 6.82 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 7.11 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 6.89 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.83 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.89 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.06 | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.03 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.38 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 4.9 | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 4.65 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 4.34 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 4.47 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 4.47 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.37 | -2.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 4.37 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.93, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 4.37 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.65, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | +66.6% | 19.65 | 32.73 |
| 1940 | +58.4% | 12.41 | 19.65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 33.12 | 21.75 | 37.63 | 10 |
| 1860s | 12.1 | 8.32 | 21.64 | 10 |
| 1870s | 7.14 | 6.5 | 8.23 | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.78 | 6.1 | 9.26 | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.38 | 5.55 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.2 | 7.57 | 11.18 | 10 |
| 1910s | 9.63 | 8.78 | 10.37 | 10 |
| 1920s | 13.45 | 10.37 | 15.05 | 10 |
| 1930s | 13.55 | 12.12 | 16.76 | 10 |
| 1940s | 36.23 | 19.65 | 41.41 | 10 |
| 1950s | 14.83 | 7.46 | 28.33 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.46 | 3.29 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.81 | 3.52 | 4.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.26 | 2.42 | 3.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.36 | 3.57 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.89 | 6.03 | 7.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.29 | 4.9 | 7.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.46 | 4.34 | 4.65 | 5 |
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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 per capita ghg emissions in Liberia?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Liberia was 4.37 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.41 in 1945.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.42 in 1989.
- How does Liberia rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Liberia ranks 114th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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