Per capita methane emissions in Liberia
Liberia: Per capita methane emissions was 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
172nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1897
All-time low
0.3211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1976
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Liberia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Liberia is 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Liberia peaked at 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1897 and was at its lowest, 0.3211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1976.
Liberia ranks 172nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 169 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 171 Comoros 0.4623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 173 Mauritius 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 174 Saint Helena 0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 175 Gambia 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Liberia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Liberia was 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1897.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1976.
- How does Liberia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Liberia ranks 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.