Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Liberia

Liberia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) was 543.11 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
543.11 kt
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
162nd
of 232 countries
All-time high
543.11 kt
in 2023
All-time low
119.48 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Liberia, 1961–2023

100200300400500196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 543.11 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) in Liberia peaked at 543.11 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 119.48 kt, in 1961.

Liberia ranks 162nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Liberia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 119.48 kt —
1962 121.14 kt +1.4%
1963 122.89 kt +1.4%
1964 124.68 kt +1.5%
1965 126.76 kt +1.7%
1966 128.59 kt +1.4%
1967 130.66 kt +1.6%
1968 132.71 kt +1.6%
1969 135.02 kt +1.7%
1970 140.96 kt +4.4%
1971 148.21 kt +5.1%
1972 150.33 kt +1.4%
1973 154.23 kt +2.6%
1974 157.42 kt +2.1%
1975 160.59 kt +2.0%
1976 165.12 kt +2.8%
1977 170.55 kt +3.3%
1978 174.89 kt +2.5%
1979 180.68 kt +3.3%
1980 186.5 kt +3.2%
1981 193.78 kt +3.9%
1982 201.99 kt +4.2%
1983 209.5 kt +3.7%
1984 216.61 kt +3.4%
1985 223 kt +2.9%
1986 230.5 kt +3.4%
1987 237.06 kt +2.8%
1988 241.25 kt +1.8%
1989 246.31 kt +2.1%
1990 246.75 kt +0.2%
1991 239.17 kt -3.1%
1992 224.33 kt -6.2%
1993 211.51 kt -5.7%
1994 203.23 kt -3.9%
1995 199.77 kt -1.7%
1996 205.69 kt +3.0%
1997 219.1 kt +6.5%
1998 234.96 kt +7.2%
1999 248.72 kt +5.9%
2000 258.96 kt +4.1%
2001 269.93 kt +4.2%
2002 278.59 kt +3.2%
2003 260.12 kt -6.6%
2004 264.4 kt +1.6%
2005 275.12 kt +4.1%
2006 290.25 kt +5.5%
2007 309.2 kt +6.5%
2008 327.25 kt +5.8%
2009 345.13 kt +5.5%
2010 363.05 kt +5.2%
2011 380.8 kt +4.9%
2012 401.57 kt +5.5%
2013 422.36 kt +5.2%
2014 434.88 kt +3.0%
2015 444.61 kt +2.2%
2016 454.33 kt +2.2%
2017 469.39 kt +3.3%
2018 481.65 kt +2.6%
2019 493.12 kt +2.4%
2020 504.85 kt +2.4%
2021 516.58 kt +2.3%
2022 528.58 kt +2.3%
2023 543.11 kt +2.7%

Liberia compared with similar countries

  • Liberia's 543.11 kt is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,638 kt, 33% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Liberia's 543.11 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,423 kt, 38% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 126.88 kt 119.48 kt 135.02 kt 9
1970s 160.3 kt 140.96 kt 180.68 kt 10
1980s 218.65 kt 186.5 kt 246.31 kt 10
1990s 223.32 kt 199.77 kt 248.72 kt 10
2000s 287.9 kt 258.96 kt 345.13 kt 10
2010s 434.58 kt 363.05 kt 493.12 kt 10
2020s 523.28 kt 504.85 kt 543.11 kt 4

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 159 Lao People's Democratic Republic 586.52 kt compare
  2. 159 Laos 586.52 kt compare
  3. 161 Mongolia 585.39 kt compare
  4. 163 Mauritius 520.78 kt compare
  5. 164 Armenia 518.07 kt compare
  6. 165 Djibouti 496.67 kt compare

See the full ranking of 265 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) in Liberia?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) in Liberia was 543.11 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 543.11 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 119.48 kt in 1961.
How does Liberia rank for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Liberia ranks 162nd out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
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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