Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Wood charcoal — Production, per capita was 0.0679 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in Liberia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.0679 t per person for wood charcoal — production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.0696 t per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0213 t per person, in 1961.
That places Liberia 4th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wood charcoal — Production, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0213 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0217 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0222 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0226 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0231 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0236 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.024 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0245 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.025 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0255 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0257 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0261 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0269 t per person | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0272 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0281 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0283 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0288 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.029 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0294 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0306 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0314 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0323 t per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0332 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0342 t per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0354 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0369 t per person | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0386 t per person | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0398 t per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.04 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0455 t per person | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.051 t per person | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0449 t per person | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.04 t per person | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0384 t per person | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0388 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.041 t per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0433 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0444 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0477 t per person | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0521 t per person | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.053 t per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0541 t per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0561 t per person | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0581 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0582 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0696 t per person | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0567 t per person | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0567 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0571 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0578 t per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0576 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0577 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0586 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0595 t per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0604 t per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0613 t per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0622 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.063 t per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0639 t per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0648 t per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0656 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0664 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0671 t per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0679 t per person | +1.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0679 t per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0296 t per person, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0679 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0289 t per person, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0231 t per person | 0.0213 t per person | 0.025 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0275 t per person | 0.0255 t per person | 0.0294 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0352 t per person | 0.0306 t per person | 0.04 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0435 t per person | 0.0384 t per person | 0.051 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0572 t per person | 0.0521 t per person | 0.0696 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0602 t per person | 0.0576 t per person | 0.0639 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0664 t per person | 0.0648 t per person | 0.0679 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More environment data for Liberia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — production, per capita in Liberia?
- Wood charcoal — production, per capita in Liberia was 0.0679 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood charcoal — production, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0696 t per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — production, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0213 t per person in 1961.
- How does Liberia rank for wood charcoal — production, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 4th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — production, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood charcoal — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood charcoal — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood charcoal — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood charcoal — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wood charcoal — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.