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Carbon intensity of the economy — Liberia

Carbon intensity of the economy in Liberia in 2022 — 0.204 kg/$. Ranked 89 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 1,033.3%.

2022 0.204 kg/$ +5.15% vs 2021
World rank 89of 164
Period maximum 0.531 kg/$1995
Period minimum 0.014 kg/$1956

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Liberia, 1950–202200.20.40.619501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.018 kg/$1952: 0.019 kg/$1954: 0.033 kg/$1956: 0.014 kg/$1958: 0.045 kg/$1960: 0.043 kg/$1962: 0.063 kg/$1964: 0.112 kg/$1966: 0.117 kg/$1968: 0.162 kg/$1970: 0.233 kg/$1972: 0.222 kg/$1974: 0.237 kg/$1976: 0.201 kg/$1978: 0.192 kg/$1980: 0.265 kg/$1982: 0.079 kg/$1984: 0.096 kg/$1986: 0.103 kg/$1988: 0.111 kg/$1990: 0.124 kg/$1992: 0.213 kg/$1994: 0.48 kg/$1996: 0.513 kg/$1998: 0.237 kg/$2000: 0.145 kg/$2002: 0.108 kg/$2004: 0.237 kg/$2006: 0.263 kg/$2008: 0.182 kg/$2010: 0.218 kg/$2012: 0.259 kg/$2014: 0.191 kg/$2016: 0.168 kg/$2018: 0.15 kg/$2020: 0.202 kg/$2022: 0.204 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.186 (+1,033.33%) Average annual rate: 3.43 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Liberia

Liberia 0.204 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.202 kg/$
Western Africa computed 0.134 kg/$
Low-income countries computed 0.15 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.204 +0.01 +5.15%
2021 0.194 −0.008 −3.96%
2020 0.202 −0.033 −14.04%
2019 0.235 +0.085 +56.67%
2018 0.15 −0.018 −10.71%
2017 0.168 +0 +0%
2016 0.168 −0.013 −7.18%
2015 0.181 −0.01 −5.24%
2014 0.191 −0.038 −16.59%
2013 0.229 −0.03 −11.58%
2012 0.259 +0.007 +2.78%
2011 0.252 +0.034 +15.6%
2010 0.218 +0.05 +29.76%
2009 0.168 −0.014 −7.69%
2008 0.182 −0.054 −22.88%
2007 0.236 −0.027 −10.27%
2006 0.263 −0.012 −4.36%
2005 0.275 +0.038 +16.03%
2004 0.237 +0.056 +30.94%
2003 0.181 +0.073 +67.59%
2002 0.108 −0.021 −16.28%
2001 0.129 −0.016 −11.03%
2000 0.145 −0.017 −10.49%
1999 0.162 −0.075 −31.65%
1998 0.237 −0.037 −13.5%
1997 0.274 −0.239 −46.59%
1996 0.513 −0.018 −3.39%
1995 0.531 +0.051 +10.63%
1994 0.48 +0.123 +34.45%
1993 0.357 +0.144 +67.61%
1992 0.213 +0.088 +70.4%
1991 0.125 +0.001 +0.81%
1990 0.124 +0.036 +40.91%
1989 0.088 −0.023 −20.72%
1988 0.111 +0.004 +3.74%
1987 0.107 +0.004 +3.88%
1986 0.103 +0.002 +1.98%
1985 0.101 +0.005 +5.21%
1984 0.096 −0.001 −1.03%
1983 0.097 +0.018 +22.78%
1982 0.079 −0.183 −69.85%
1981 0.262 −0.003 −1.13%
1980 0.265 +0.028 +11.81%
1979 0.237 +0.045 +23.44%
1978 0.192 −0.007 −3.52%
1977 0.199 −0.002 −1%
1976 0.201 −0.011 −5.19%
1975 0.212 −0.025 −10.55%
1974 0.237 +0.027 +12.86%
1973 0.21 −0.012 −5.41%
1972 0.222 −0.011 −4.72%
1971 0.233 +0 +0%
1970 0.233 +0.016 +7.37%
1969 0.217 +0.055 +33.95%
1968 0.162 +0.044 +37.29%
1967 0.118 +0.001 +0.85%
1966 0.117 −0.01 −7.87%
1965 0.127 +0.015 +13.39%
1964 0.112 +0.026 +30.23%
1963 0.086 +0.023 +36.51%
1962 0.063 +0.022 +53.66%
1961 0.041 −0.002 −4.65%
1960 0.043 +0.005 +13.16%
1959 0.038 −0.007 −15.56%
1958 0.045 +0.021 +87.5%
1957 0.024 +0.01 +71.43%
1956 0.014 −0.004 −22.22%
1955 0.018 −0.015 −45.45%
1954 0.033 +0.013 +65%
1953 0.02 +0.001 +5.26%
1952 0.019 +0.003 +18.75%
1951 0.016 −0.002 −11.11%
1950 0.018 — —

Western Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GW Guinea-Bissau 0.106 NG Nigeria 0.116 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.119 SL Sierra Leone 0.124 NE Niger 0.129 CV Cabo Verde 0.141 GH Ghana 0.143 GN Guinea 0.171 GM Gambia 0.174 BF Burkina Faso 0.175 BJ Benin 0.183 TG Togo 0.192 LR Liberia 0.204 ML Mali 0.23 SN Senegal 0.272 MR Mauritania 0.336
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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