CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Liberia
Liberia: CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat was 0.3 in 2018. ▲ Rising
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Liberia, 1990–2018
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2018, co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Liberia stood at 0.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Liberia peaked at 0.31 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.15, in 1999.
That places Liberia 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.25 | — |
| 1991 | 0.21 | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 0.23 | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.24 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.25 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.15 | -40.0% |
| 2000 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.17 | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.16 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.17 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.17 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.21 | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.21 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.23 | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.24 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.23 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.24 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.31 | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 0.28 | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3 | +7.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.51, 59% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -40.0% | 0.25 | 0.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.225 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.178 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2522 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 138 Eritrea 0.39 compare
- 139 Seychelles 0.36 compare
- 140 Somalia 0.33 compare
- 141 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3 compare
- 143 Cape Verde 0.28 compare
- 144 Saint Lucia 0.27 compare
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Liberia?
- Co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Liberia was 0.3 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.31 in 2016.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 in 1999.
- How does Liberia rank for co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat?
- Liberia ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
- Is co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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