Per capita methane emissions in Liberia
Liberia: Per capita methane emissions was 0.4608 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4608
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
172nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.23
in 1897
All-time low
0.3211
in 1976
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Liberia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Liberia is 0.4608, 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 in 1897 and was at its lowest, 0.3211, 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.
Per capita methane emissions in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4126 | — |
| 1851 | 0.4178 | +1.3% |
| 1852 | 0.423 | +1.2% |
| 1853 | 0.4281 | +1.2% |
| 1854 | 0.4334 | +1.2% |
| 1855 | 0.4389 | +1.3% |
| 1856 | 0.4447 | +1.3% |
| 1857 | 0.4506 | +1.3% |
| 1858 | 0.4568 | +1.4% |
| 1859 | 0.4631 | +1.4% |
| 1860 | 0.4696 | +1.4% |
| 1861 | 0.4765 | +1.5% |
| 1862 | 0.4835 | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 0.8084 | +67.2% |
| 1864 | 0.8136 | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 0.819 | +0.7% |
| 1866 | 0.8246 | +0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.8306 | +0.7% |
| 1868 | 0.8765 | +5.5% |
| 1869 | 0.8712 | -0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.8642 | -0.8% |
| 1871 | 0.8627 | -0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.8611 | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.8593 | -0.2% |
| 1874 | 0.8576 | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.8559 | -0.2% |
| 1876 | 0.8725 | +1.9% |
| 1877 | 0.8902 | +2.0% |
| 1878 | 0.9091 | +2.1% |
| 1879 | 0.9293 | +2.2% |
| 1880 | 0.9508 | +2.3% |
| 1881 | 0.9455 | -0.6% |
| 1882 | 0.9403 | -0.6% |
| 1883 | 0.935 | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.9298 | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.9465 | +1.8% |
| 1886 | 0.964 | +1.9% |
| 1887 | 0.9825 | +1.9% |
| 1888 | 1 | +2.0% |
| 1889 | 1.02 | +2.0% |
| 1890 | 1.04 | +2.1% |
| 1891 | 1.07 | +2.2% |
| 1892 | 1.09 | +2.2% |
| 1893 | 1.11 | +2.3% |
| 1894 | 1.14 | +2.3% |
| 1895 | 1.17 | +2.4% |
| 1896 | 1.2 | +2.4% |
| 1897 | 1.23 | +2.5% |
| 1898 | 1.2 | -2.0% |
| 1899 | 1.18 | -2.0% |
| 1900 | 1.16 | -2.0% |
| 1901 | 1.14 | -1.1% |
| 1902 | 1.13 | -1.1% |
| 1903 | 1.12 | -1.1% |
| 1904 | 1.1 | -1.1% |
| 1905 | 1.09 | -1.1% |
| 1906 | 1.08 | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 1.07 | -1.1% |
| 1908 | 1.06 | -1.1% |
| 1909 | 1.05 | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 1.04 | -1.0% |
| 1911 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1912 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1913 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
| 1916 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
| 1917 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 1.02 | -0.0% |
| 1919 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 1.01 | -0.4% |
| 1921 | 1 | -1.1% |
| 1922 | 0.989 | -1.3% |
| 1923 | 0.9745 | -1.5% |
| 1924 | 0.9599 | -1.5% |
| 1925 | 0.9452 | -1.5% |
| 1926 | 0.9306 | -1.5% |
| 1927 | 0.9159 | -1.6% |
| 1928 | 0.9012 | -1.6% |
| 1929 | 0.8867 | -1.6% |
| 1930 | 0.8723 | -1.6% |
| 1931 | 0.8595 | -1.5% |
| 1932 | 0.8468 | -1.5% |
| 1933 | 0.8341 | -1.5% |
| 1934 | 0.8213 | -1.5% |
| 1935 | 0.8085 | -1.6% |
| 1936 | 0.7982 | -1.3% |
| 1937 | 0.7879 | -1.3% |
| 1938 | 0.7775 | -1.3% |
| 1939 | 0.7664 | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 0.7547 | -1.5% |
| 1941 | 0.7443 | -1.4% |
| 1942 | 0.7334 | -1.5% |
| 1943 | 0.7219 | -1.6% |
| 1944 | 0.7103 | -1.6% |
| 1945 | 0.6889 | -3.0% |
| 1946 | 0.668 | -3.0% |
| 1947 | 0.6475 | -3.1% |
| 1948 | 0.6326 | -2.3% |
| 1949 | 0.6168 | -2.5% |
| 1950 | 0.5987 | -2.9% |
| 1951 | 0.5856 | -2.2% |
| 1952 | 0.5729 | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 0.5607 | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.5489 | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 0.5369 | -2.2% |
| 1956 | 0.5252 | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.5139 | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 0.5029 | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.4918 | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 0.4805 | -2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.4584 | -4.6% |
| 1962 | 0.4476 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4423 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4331 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4199 | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3729 | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 0.361 | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3508 | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.341 | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3576 | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.359 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3604 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3674 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3337 | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3275 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3211 | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3823 | +19.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3646 | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3784 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3917 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3594 | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3709 | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3463 | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3439 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3393 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3702 | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.367 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3899 | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3922 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5144 | +31.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5611 | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4939 | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4351 | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4146 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4181 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4268 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4405 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4417 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4813 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5077 | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4914 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4956 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5057 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5169 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5173 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.548 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5057 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5059 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5466 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5177 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5071 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5008 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4949 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5015 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5053 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.487 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4765 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4715 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4882 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4825 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4699 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4751 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4662 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4608 | -1.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.4608 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.4608 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1863 | +67.2% | 0.4835 | 0.8084 |
| 1990 | +31.1% | 0.3922 | 0.5144 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4369 | 0.4126 | 0.4631 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7274 | 0.4696 | 0.8765 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8762 | 0.8559 | 0.9293 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9619 | 0.9298 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.14 | 1.04 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.1 | 1.05 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9518 | 0.8867 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8173 | 0.7664 | 0.8723 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6918 | 0.6168 | 0.7547 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5438 | 0.4918 | 0.5987 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4108 | 0.341 | 0.4805 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3552 | 0.3211 | 0.3823 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3671 | 0.3393 | 0.3922 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4627 | 0.4146 | 0.5611 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5141 | 0.4914 | 0.548 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4951 | 0.4715 | 0.5177 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4709 | 0.4608 | 0.4825 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 169 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4799 compare
- 170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.478 compare
- 171 Comoros 0.4623 compare
- 173 Mauritius 0.4485 compare
- 174 Saint Helena 0.4391 compare
- 175 Gambia 0.4351 compare
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 methane emissions in Liberia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Liberia was 0.4608 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 in 1897.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3211 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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