Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Liberia
Liberia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Liberia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Liberia stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Liberia peaked at 0.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1956.
Liberia ranks 173rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -16.7% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +18.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +65.1% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -49.0% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | -25.2% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +69.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +83.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -16.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -7.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +45.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +31.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +26.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +28.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +33.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +29.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -69.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +19.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -31.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -18.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +33.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +63.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 25% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | +83.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 170 Belize 0.0% compare
- 171 Faroe Islands 0.0% compare
- 172 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0% compare
- 174 Eritrea 0.0% compare
- 175 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 176 Seychelles 0.0% 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 share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Liberia?
- Share of global 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 global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1956.
- How does Liberia rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Liberia ranks 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 global CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.