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.
Per capita methane emissions in Liberia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.4178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1852 | 0.423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1853 | 0.4281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1854 | 0.4334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1855 | 0.4389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1856 | 0.4447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1857 | 0.4506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1858 | 0.4568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1859 | 0.4631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1860 | 0.4696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1861 | 0.4765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1862 | 0.4835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 0.8084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +67.2% |
| 1864 | 0.8136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 0.819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1866 | 0.8246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.8306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1868 | 0.8765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1869 | 0.8712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.8642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1871 | 0.8627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.8611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.8593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1874 | 0.8576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1875 | 0.8559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1876 | 0.8725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1877 | 0.8902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1878 | 0.9091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1879 | 0.9293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1880 | 0.9508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1881 | 0.9455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1882 | 0.9403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1883 | 0.935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 0.9298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1885 | 0.9465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1886 | 0.964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1887 | 0.9825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1888 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1889 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1890 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1891 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1892 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1893 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1894 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1895 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1896 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1897 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1898 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1899 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1900 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1901 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1902 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1903 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1904 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1905 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1906 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1908 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1909 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1911 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1912 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1913 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1916 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1917 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1919 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1921 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1922 | 0.989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1923 | 0.9745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1924 | 0.9599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1925 | 0.9452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1926 | 0.9306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1927 | 0.9159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1928 | 0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1929 | 0.8867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1930 | 0.8723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1931 | 0.8595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1932 | 0.8468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1933 | 0.8341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1934 | 0.8213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1935 | 0.8085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1936 | 0.7982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1937 | 0.7879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1938 | 0.7775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1939 | 0.7664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1940 | 0.7547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1941 | 0.7443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1942 | 0.7334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1943 | 0.7219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1944 | 0.7103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1945 | 0.6889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1946 | 0.668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1947 | 0.6475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1948 | 0.6326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1949 | 0.6168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1950 | 0.5987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1951 | 0.5856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1952 | 0.5729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 0.5607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.5489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 0.5369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1956 | 0.5252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.5139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 0.5029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.4918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 0.4805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1961 | 0.4584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1962 | 0.4476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 0.361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +31.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1990 | +31.1% | 0.3922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
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
- 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 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.