Share of deforestation that is exported in Liberia
Liberia: Share of deforestation that is exported was 41.6% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Share of deforestation that is exported in Liberia, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of deforestation that is exported in Liberia is 41.6%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is exported in Liberia peaked at 41.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2008.
Liberia ranks 15th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 1.1% | 21.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 22.4% | 41.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More environment data for Liberia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 4.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7946 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.3841 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5485 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deforestation that is exported in Liberia?
- Share of deforestation that is exported in Liberia was 41.6% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2008.
- How does Liberia rank for share of deforestation that is exported?
- Liberia ranks 15th out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is exported rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is exported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are exported to other countries.