Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Liberia
Liberia: Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 18.1 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 18.1 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Liberia peaked at 18.1 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.02 kt, in 1961.
That places Liberia 159th out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.02 kt | — |
| 1962 | 4.07 kt | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 4.12 kt | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 4.17 kt | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 4.23 kt | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 4.28 kt | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 4.34 kt | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 4.4 kt | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 4.47 kt | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 4.65 kt | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 4.89 kt | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 4.98 kt | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 5.09 kt | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 5.2 kt | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 5.32 kt | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 5.46 kt | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 5.6 kt | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 5.75 kt | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 5.92 kt | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 6.11 kt | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 6.35 kt | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 6.61 kt | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 6.87 kt | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 7.12 kt | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 7.35 kt | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 7.6 kt | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 7.82 kt | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 8 kt | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 8.16 kt | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 8.31 kt | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 8.06 kt | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 7.55 kt | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 7.11 kt | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 6.8 kt | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 6.65 kt | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 6.82 kt | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 7.26 kt | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 7.78 kt | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 8.26 kt | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 8.64 kt | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 9.01 kt | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 9.34 kt | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 8.67 kt | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 8.79 kt | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 9.15 kt | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 9.66 kt | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 10.3 kt | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 10.9 kt | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 11.5 kt | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 12.1 kt | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 12.7 kt | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 13.4 kt | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 14.1 kt | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 14.5 kt | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 14.8 kt | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 15.1 kt | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 15.6 kt | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 16 kt | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 16.4 kt | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 16.8 kt | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 17.2 kt | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 17.6 kt | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 18.1 kt | +2.8% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 18.1 kt is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.9 kt, 38% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 18.1 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.5 kt, 44% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.23 kt | 4.02 kt | 4.47 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.29 kt | 4.65 kt | 5.92 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2 kt | 6.11 kt | 8.16 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.46 kt | 6.65 kt | 8.31 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.6 kt | 8.64 kt | 11.5 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.47 kt | 12.1 kt | 16.4 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.43 kt | 16.8 kt | 18.1 kt | 4 |
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 waste — emissions in Liberia?
- Waste — emissions in Liberia was 18.1 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.02 kt in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for waste — emissions?
- Liberia ranks 159th out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf