Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Liberia
Liberia: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Liberia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Liberia is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Liberia peaked at 0.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Liberia 156th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Liberia?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Liberia was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Liberia rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Liberia ranks 156th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.