Greenhouse gases per capita — all countries

Greenhouse gases per capita — Liberia

Greenhouse gases per capita in Liberia in 2024 — 4.37 t/person. Ranked 86 in the world out of 199. Since 1850, the indicator has fallen by 79.9%.

2024 4.37 t/person −2.1% vs 2023
World rank 86of 199
Period maximum 41.41 t/person1945
Period minimum 2.42 t/person1989

Trend over time

1850–2024 · tonnes CO₂e per capita

Greenhouse gases per capita — Liberia, 1850–20240204060185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 21.75 t/person1853: 33.62 t/person1856: 35.58 t/person1859: 37.33 t/person1862: 13.13 t/person1865: 10.23 t/person1868: 8.32 t/person1871: 7.73 t/person1874: 6.5 t/person1877: 7.59 t/person1880: 9.26 t/person1883: 6.12 t/person1886: 6.25 t/person1889: 6.43 t/person1892: 7.4 t/person1895: 6.34 t/person1898: 6.35 t/person1901: 8.48 t/person1904: 11.18 t/person1907: 9.6 t/person1910: 9.49 t/person1913: 9.75 t/person1916: 9.66 t/person1919: 8.79 t/person1922: 13.69 t/person1925: 15.05 t/person1928: 14.63 t/person1931: 16.76 t/person1934: 13.69 t/person1937: 14.06 t/person1940: 19.65 t/person1943: 37.52 t/person1946: 38.3 t/person1949: 38.81 t/person1952: 17.38 t/person1955: 12.8 t/person1958: 8.61 t/person1961: 5.4 t/person1964: 4.04 t/person1967: 3.29 t/person1970: 3.6 t/person1973: 4.03 t/person1976: 3.99 t/person1979: 3.93 t/person1982: 3.13 t/person1985: 3.34 t/person1988: 3.27 t/person1991: 4.64 t/person1994: 5.44 t/person1997: 5.72 t/person2000: 6.9 t/person2003: 7.66 t/person2006: 6.71 t/person2009: 6.95 t/person2012: 6.89 t/person2015: 6.06 t/person2018: 5.38 t/person2021: 4.34 t/person2024: 4.37 t/person
Change over the period: −17.38 (−79.9%) Average annual rate: -0.92 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Liberia 4.37 t/person
World computed 6.66 t/person
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 3.04 t/person
Western Africa computed 2.18 t/person
Low-income countries computed 2.68 t/person
Greenhouse gases per capita — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 4.37 −0.09 −2.1%
2023 4.47 −0 −0.02%
2022 4.47 +0.13 +3%
2021 4.34 −0.32 −6.79%
2020 4.65 −0.24 −4.94%
2019 4.9 −0.49 −9.05%
2018 5.38 −0.65 −10.7%
2017 6.03 +0.03 +0.42%
2016 6 −0.06 −0.91%
2015 6.06 −0.83 −12.04%
2014 6.89 +0.05 +0.78%
2013 6.83 −0.05 −0.8%
2012 6.89 −0.22 −3.11%
2011 7.11 +0.29 +4.24%
2010 6.82 −0.13 −1.93%
2009 6.95 +0.92 +15.25%
2008 6.03 −0.37 −5.72%
2007 6.4 −0.31 −4.55%
2006 6.71 −0.42 −5.89%
2005 7.13 −0.49 −6.39%
2004 7.61 −0.04 −0.59%
2003 7.66 +0.9 +13.24%
2002 6.76 +0.03 +0.45%
2001 6.73 −0.17 −2.49%
2000 6.9 −0.38 −5.24%
1999 7.29 +1.27 +21.07%
1998 6.02 +0.3 +5.19%
1997 5.72 +0.15 +2.73%
1996 5.57 +0.26 +4.9%
1995 5.31 −0.13 −2.34%
1994 5.44 +0.61 +12.67%
1993 4.82 −0.44 −8.36%
1992 5.26 +0.62 +13.45%
1991 4.64 +1.07 +29.83%
1990 3.57 +1.16 +47.75%
1989 2.42 −0.85 −25.96%
1988 3.27 −0.15 −4.5%
1987 3.42 +0.14 +4.39%
1986 3.28 −0.06 −1.92%
1985 3.34 +0.24 +7.77%
1984 3.1 +0.26 +9.23%
1983 2.84 −0.29 −9.24%
1982 3.13 −0.83 −20.88%
1981 3.95 +0.06 +1.52%
1980 3.89 −0.04 −0.89%
1979 3.93 +0.21 +5.68%
1978 3.72 −0.16 −4.03%
1977 3.87 −0.11 −2.83%
1976 3.99 +0.46 +13.08%
1975 3.53 −0.38 −9.78%
1974 3.91 −0.13 −3.12%
1973 4.03 +0.1 +2.62%
1972 3.93 +0.34 +9.53%
1971 3.59 −0.01 −0.33%
1970 3.6 −0.06 −1.64%
1969 3.66 −0.22 −5.62%
1968 3.88 +0.59 +17.76%
1967 3.29 −0.73 −18.19%
1966 4.03 +0.22 +5.81%
1965 3.8 −0.23 −5.79%
1964 4.04 −0.71 −14.86%
1963 4.74 −0.43 −8.22%
1962 5.17 −0.23 −4.28%
1961 5.4 −1.21 −18.36%
1960 6.61 −0.84 −11.29%
1959 7.46 −1.16 −13.43%
1958 8.61 −1.58 −15.54%
1957 10.2 −0.92 −8.31%
1956 11.12 −1.68 −13.15%
1955 12.8 −1.6 −11.1%
1954 14.4 −0.92 −5.99%
1953 15.32 −2.06 −11.83%
1952 17.38 −5.28 −23.3%
1951 22.65 −5.68 −20.05%
1950 28.34 −10.48 −27%
1949 38.81 +1.33 +3.55%
1948 37.48 −2.11 −5.34%
1947 39.59 +1.3 +3.39%
1946 38.3 −3.11 −7.51%
1945 41.41 +2.7 +6.97%
1944 38.71 +1.18 +3.16%
1943 37.52 −0.56 −1.47%
1942 38.08 +5.35 +16.34%
1941 32.73 +13.08 +66.56%
1940 19.65 +7.25 +58.43%
1939 12.41 −1.13 −8.37%
1938 13.54 −0.52 −3.7%
1937 14.06 +0.8 +6.04%
1936 13.26 +0.87 +7.01%
1935 12.39 −1.3 −9.48%
1934 13.69 −0.81 −5.6%
1933 14.5 +1.75 +13.71%
1932 12.75 −4.01 −23.94%
1931 16.76 +4.65 +38.33%
1930 12.12 −0.88 −6.77%
1929 13 −1.63 −11.17%
1928 14.63 +0.68 +4.9%
1927 13.95 −0.76 −5.14%
1926 14.71 −0.34 −2.28%
1925 15.05 +1.98 +15.11%
1924 13.07 +0.21 +1.65%
1923 12.86 −0.83 −6.05%
1922 13.69 +0.5 +3.82%
1921 13.19 +2.81 +27.09%
1920 10.38 +1.59 +18.1%
1919 8.79 −0.65 −6.91%
1918 9.44 −0.07 −0.75%
1917 9.51 −0.15 −1.52%
1916 9.66 +0.13 +1.32%
1915 9.53 −0.03 −0.31%
1914 9.56 −0.19 −1.98%
1913 9.75 −0.47 −4.61%
1912 10.22 −0.15 −1.42%
1911 10.37 +0.88 +9.25%
1910 9.49 −0.02 −0.23%
1909 9.51 +0.33 +3.59%
1908 9.18 −0.41 −4.29%
1907 9.6 +0.96 +11.08%
1906 8.64 −1.79 −17.14%
1905 10.43 −0.75 −6.72%
1904 11.18 +1.87 +20.07%
1903 9.31 +1.22 +15.12%
1902 8.09 −0.39 −4.59%
1901 8.48 +0.91 +12%
1900 7.57 +1.68 +28.49%
1899 5.89 −0.46 −7.3%
1898 6.35 +0.32 +5.25%
1897 6.04 −0.14 −2.22%
1896 6.17 −0.17 −2.66%
1895 6.34 −0.56 −8.05%
1894 6.9 −0.31 −4.23%
1893 7.2 −0.19 −2.62%
1892 7.4 +1.85 +33.29%
1891 5.55 −0.45 −7.49%
1890 6 −0.43 −6.69%
1889 6.43 −0.58 −8.28%
1888 7.01 +0.91 +14.96%
1887 6.1 −0.16 −2.48%
1886 6.25 −0.61 −8.94%
1885 6.87 +0.72 +11.66%
1884 6.15 +0.03 +0.49%
1883 6.12 −0.42 −6.41%
1882 6.54 −0.56 −7.88%
1881 7.1 −2.17 −23.4%
1880 9.26 +2.65 +40.11%
1879 6.61 −0.28 −4.03%
1878 6.89 −0.7 −9.22%
1877 7.59 +1.09 +16.72%
1876 6.5 −0.08 −1.28%
1875 6.59 +0.09 +1.31%
1874 6.5 −0.93 −12.5%
1873 7.43 +0.09 +1.29%
1872 7.34 −0.39 −5.07%
1871 7.73 −0.5 −6.09%
1870 8.23 −0.73 −8.17%
1869 8.96 +0.64 +7.69%
1868 8.32 −1.01 −10.81%
1867 9.33 −0.84 −8.28%
1866 10.17 −0.06 −0.61%
1865 10.23 −0.28 −2.7%
1864 10.52 −1.6 −13.22%
1863 12.12 −1.01 −7.72%
1862 13.13 −3.44 −20.74%
1861 16.57 −5.07 −23.43%
1860 21.64 −15.69 −42.03%
1859 37.33 −0.3 −0.79%
1858 37.63 +0.08 +0.2%
1857 37.55 +1.98 +5.55%
1856 35.58 +0.81 +2.34%
1855 34.76 +0.03 +0.08%
1854 34.74 +1.11 +3.31%
1853 33.62 +2.31 +7.38%
1852 31.31 +4.38 +16.24%
1851 26.94 +5.19 +23.86%
1850 21.75

About the indicator

Emissions of all greenhouse gases per person, converted into CO2 equivalent. It differs from CO2 emissions per capita in that it counts methane and nitrous oxide, and that changes the picture: countries with large livestock herds and little industry rise considerably higher in this ranking than they do on carbon dioxide alone. The per capita indicator is the one usually used when the fairness of sharing the reduction effort is discussed.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. All greenhouse gases are counted in CO2 equivalent using 100-year warming potentials.

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