Afghanistan vs Liberia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Afghanistan
0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Liberia
0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
184th
Liberia rank
185th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Afghanistan
- Liberia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liberia, a difference of 0.0092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 184th and Liberia ranks 185th of 201 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1860s | 0.0642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1870s | 0.0775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1880s | 0.0983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1890s | 0.1028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1900s | 0.1006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.0745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.0873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.1682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.3094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.3103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.2594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.2534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.1444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.1091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Afghanistan or Liberia?
- Afghanistan, at 0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.0927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Afghanistan and Liberia?
- 0.0092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Liberia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Liberia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 184th and Liberia ranks 185th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.