Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Liberia
Liberia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Liberia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.1% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Liberia peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.
That places Liberia 88th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +13.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 84% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +25.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Liberia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Liberia was 0.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- How does Liberia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Liberia ranks 88th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.