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%
World rank
154th
of 199 countries
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 countries 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.
Per capita methane emissions in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1852 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1853 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1855 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1856 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1857 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1858 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1859 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1860 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1861 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1862 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1863 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1864 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1865 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1866 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1867 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1868 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1869 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.9966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1871 | 0.9917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.9867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1873 | 0.9817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1874 | 0.9768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1875 | 0.9725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1876 | 0.9682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.9597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.9553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1880 | 0.9511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1881 | 0.9448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1882 | 0.9384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1883 | 0.9322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1884 | 0.926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1885 | 0.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1886 | 0.9158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 0.9117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 0.9076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 0.9035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.8994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1891 | 0.8953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1892 | 0.8902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.8852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1894 | 0.8802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1895 | 0.8752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1896 | 0.8703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.8653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1898 | 0.8605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1899 | 0.8556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1900 | 0.8508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1901 | 0.846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1902 | 0.8456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 0.8454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.8454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.8456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1907 | 0.8349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1908 | 0.8309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1909 | 0.8265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.8286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1911 | 0.8088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1912 | 0.8081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1913 | 0.8074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1914 | 0.807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1915 | 0.8069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.7959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1917 | 0.7917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1918 | 0.7875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1919 | 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.7836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1921 | 0.7834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.7847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1923 | 0.7873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1924 | 0.7899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 0.7925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 0.7903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.7883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.7865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.7841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.7809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1931 | 0.7827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1932 | 0.7837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.7839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.7843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.7848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 0.7818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 0.7788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1938 | 0.7758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1939 | 0.7729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1940 | 0.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1941 | 0.7579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1942 | 0.7563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1943 | 0.7546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1944 | 0.7531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1945 | 0.7595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 0.7664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 0.7735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1948 | 0.7809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1949 | 0.784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 0.7901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1951 | 0.7949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.7983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.8006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.8023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.8119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.8242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.8315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.6849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -17.6% |
| 1961 | 0.6861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +49.6% |
| 1971 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 0.6155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 61% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 0.6155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 60% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane emissions in Liechtenstein 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +49.6% | 0.6931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
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, total, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban population, per capita 0.1463 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 6,002 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 41,024 (2025)
- Population growth 1.4% (2025)
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 countries 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.