Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Liberia
Liberia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
123rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1858
All-time low
0.0%
in 1989
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Liberia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.0% for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Liberia peaked at 0.3% in 1858 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1989.
Liberia ranks 123rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2% | — |
| 1851 | 0.2% | +21.2% |
| 1852 | 0.2% | +14.0% |
| 1853 | 0.2% | +7.2% |
| 1854 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 1855 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 1856 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 1857 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 1858 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 1860 | 0.2% | -38.9% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | -21.1% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | -19.1% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | -13.8% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -14.3% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -8.6% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -12.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | +15.2% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | +37.7% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -23.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -7.6% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +34.4% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -8.4% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +27.2% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | +12.8% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | +19.1% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -18.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +9.7% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +31.7% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | -9.8% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | +15.0% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -12.7% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1931 | 0.1% | +44.3% |
| 1932 | 0.1% | -20.9% |
| 1933 | 0.1% | +13.7% |
| 1934 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 1935 | 0.1% | -9.4% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +54.2% |
| 1941 | 0.2% | +65.4% |
| 1942 | 0.2% | +17.8% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1944 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 1945 | 0.2% | +15.1% |
| 1946 | 0.2% | -8.7% |
| 1947 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 1949 | 0.2% | +6.9% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | -32.6% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -23.5% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | -22.8% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -12.0% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | -13.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -14.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -15.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -16.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -14.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -18.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -17.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -24.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +28.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +21.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +26.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 47% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | +65.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 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% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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 in Liberia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Liberia was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1858.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1989.
- How does Liberia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Liberia ranks 123rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.