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Climate Statistics · Country

CO₂ emissions per person in Liberia

1970 – 2024 · 55 data points 41 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
Climate · Liberia

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

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Overview 4 figures People 13 figures Economy 9 figures Education 2 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2024 0.2t CO₂ +0.0 since 2023
Countries · 2024 41 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −0.1
vs World −4.5 World: 4.7 · 2024
CO₂ emissions per person, 1970 – 2024 tonnes of CO₂ per person · Liberia · World
−0.1 since 2014
Liberia World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

Compared with CO₂ emissions per person · tonnes of CO₂ per person
Liberia
0.2
World
4.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Liberia · 1970 – 2024
Latest value 0.2 · 2024
First value 0.7 · 1970
Highest 0.8 · 1979
Lowest 0.1 · 1999
Data points 55

By year

All years · 1970 – 2024

YearLiberiaChange World
2024 0.2 +0.0 4.7
2023 0.2 −0.0 4.7
2022 0.2 +0.0 4.7
2021 0.2 −0.0 4.7
2020 0.2 −0.0 4.5
2019 0.2 +0.1 4.7
2018 0.1 −0.1 4.7
2017 0.3 −0.0 4.7
2016 0.3 +0.0 4.7
2015 0.3 +0.0 4.7
2014 0.3 +0.1 4.8
2013 0.2 −0.0 4.8
2012 0.2 +0.0 4.8
2011 0.2 +0.0 4.8
2010 0.2 +0.1 4.7
2009 0.1 −0.0 4.5
2008 0.1 −0.0 4.6
2007 0.2 −0.0 4.6
2006 0.2 −0.0 4.5
2005 0.2 +0.0 4.4
2004 0.2 +0.0 4.3
2003 0.2 +0.0 4.2
2002 0.2 −0.0 4.0
2001 0.2 +0.0 4.0
2000 0.1 +0.0 4.0
1999 0.1 −0.0 3.9
1998 0.1 −0.0 4.0
1997 0.1 −0.0 4.0
1996 0.1 +0.0 4.0
1995 0.1 +0.0 4.0
1994 0.1 −0.0 3.9
1993 0.1 +0.0 4.0
1992 0.1 −0.0 4.0
1991 0.1 −0.0 4.1
1990 0.2 −0.1 4.1
1989 0.3 −0.1 4.2
1988 0.4 +0.1 4.2
1987 0.4 +0.0 4.1
1986 0.4 −0.1 4.0
1985 0.5 −0.0 4.0
1984 0.5 −0.1 4.1
1983 0.6 +0.0 4.0
1982 0.5 −0.1 4.1
1981 0.6 −0.1 4.2
1980 0.7 −0.1 4.3
1979 0.8 +0.1 4.5
1978 0.7 −0.0 4.4
1977 0.7 +0.0 4.4
1976 0.7 +0.0 4.3
1975 0.7 +0.0 4.1
1974 0.7 +0.0 4.2
1973 0.6 +0.0 4.3
1972 0.6 −0.0 4.2
1971 0.6 −0.0 4.0
1970 0.7 4.1

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryCO₂ emissions per person
42 Congo - Kinshasa 0.1
41 Liberia 0.2
40 Sierra Leone 0.2
39 Yemen 0.3
38 Bangladesh 0.7
37 Honduras 1.1
36 Congo - Brazzaville 1.3
35 Philippines 1.5
34 Colombia 1.8
33 Lebanon 1.9
32 Gabon 2.0
31 India 2.2
30 Brazil 2.3
29 Egypt 2.5
28 Ecuador 2.6
27 Indonesia 2.9
26 Mexico 3.6
25 Romania 3.7
24 Chile 3.9
23 Algeria 4.0
22 France 4.0
21 Argentina 4.0
20 United Kingdom 4.2
19 Lithuania 4.5
18 Spain 4.5
17 Hong Kong SAR China 4.6
16 Greece 5.0
15 Italy 5.1
14 Bulgaria 5.3
13 Türkiye 5.4
12 Finland 5.5
11 Netherlands 6.6
10 Germany 6.9
9 Czechia 7.1
8 Norway 7.2
7 Poland 7.6
6 China 9.3
5 South Korea 11.4
4 United States 13.6
3 Russia 14.0
2 Canada 14.0
1 Saudi Arabia 18.5

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

What it means

Carbon dioxide released by the country per resident in a year.

How it is calculated

CO₂ emissions from fuels and industry (excluding land use) divided by the population, in tonnes.