Per capita methane emissions in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Per capita methane emissions was 0.6155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
154th
of 199 regions
All-time high
1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
All-time low
0.5924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2017
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Liechtenstein, 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
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Liechtenstein stood at 0.6155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Liechtenstein peaked at 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.5924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2017.
That places Liechtenstein 154th out of 199 regions with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 151 Germany 0.6639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 152 United Kingdom 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 153 Sierra Leone 0.6269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 155 Senegal 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 156 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 157 India 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Liechtenstein
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Population, total 41,024 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 6,002 (2025)
- Urban population 14.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 9.96 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.3 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.3 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Liechtenstein?
- Per capita methane emissions in Liechtenstein was 0.6155 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2017.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Liechtenstein ranks 154th out of 199 regions with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.