Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires in Liberia

Liberia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires was 1.37 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1.37
Change on year
up 1,249.5%
World rank
62nd
of 209 countries
All-time high
4.17
in 2009
All-time low
0.0026
in 1997
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires in Liberia, 1990–2019

012341990200420191990: 0.5921991: 0.5921992: 0.5921993: 0.5921994: 0.5921995: 0.5921996: 0.0041997: 0.0031998: 0.0091999: 0.0072000: 0.0122001: 0.0112002: 0.0042003: 0.4192004: 0.3152005: 0.0692006: 0.4632007: 0.4032008: 0.1722009: 4.22010: 0.2192011: 0.2892012: 0.5842013: 0.3012014: 1.42015: 3.32016: 0.1882017: 0.3872018: 0.1022019: 1.4

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 1.37 for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires in 2019.

The figure is up 1,249.5% on the previous year and down 67.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires in Liberia peaked at 4.17 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0026, in 1997.

Liberia ranks 62nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires in Liberia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 0.5922 —
1991 0.5922 +0.0%
1992 0.5922 +0.0%
1993 0.5922 +0.0%
1994 0.5922 +0.0%
1995 0.5922 +0.0%
1996 0.0038 -99.4%
1997 0.0026 -31.6%
1998 0.009 +246.2%
1999 0.0067 -25.6%
2000 0.0119 +77.6%
2001 0.0109 -8.4%
2002 0.0043 -60.6%
2003 0.4189 +9641.9%
2004 0.315 -24.8%
2005 0.0688 -78.2%
2006 0.4633 +573.4%
2007 0.4034 -12.9%
2008 0.1725 -57.2%
2009 4.17 +2317.2%
2010 0.2194 -94.7%
2011 0.2887 +31.6%
2012 0.5842 +102.4%
2013 0.3012 -48.4%
2014 1.38 +359.7%
2015 3.31 +139.0%
2016 0.188 -94.3%
2017 0.3866 +105.6%
2018 0.1018 -73.7%
2019 1.37 +1249.5%

Liberia compared with similar countries

  • Liberia's 1.37 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.92, 20% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Liberia's 1.37 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.93, 12% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires 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.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +9641.9% 0.0043 0.4189
2009 +2317.2% 0.1725 4.17
2019 +1249.5% 0.1018 1.37

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3575 0.0026 0.5922 10
2000s 0.6039 0.0043 4.17 10
2010s 0.8138 0.1018 3.31 10

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 59 Papua New Guinea 2.05 compare
  2. 60 Mauritania 1.78 compare
  3. 61 Guatemala 1.75 compare
  4. 63 Ukraine 1.34 compare
  5. 64 Eswatini 1.3 compare
  6. 65 Gambia 1.21 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires in Liberia?
Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires in Liberia was 1.37 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 4.17 in 2009.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 in 1997.
How does Liberia rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires?
Liberia ranks 62nd out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is down 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Liberia data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).