+2.9 °C
Temperature
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- +1.9 °C → +2.9 °C
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- +1.6 °C → +2.1 °C
Hottest month +2.9 °C by 2080 (SSP5-8.5).
Liberia Climate risk profile and hazard map
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Income
- Low income
- ISO
- LBR
Liberia: mid-pack overall, with governance the main pressure.
Live events
Hourly disaster feed, shown alongside the standing risk below. Open the live mapHow risky is Liberia, overall?
The composite and its five dimensions. Higher means more risk.
Medium 59 / 100
5y
- 56 Climate Medium
- 35 Nature -2.0 Low
- 54 Social Medium
- 77 Governance High
- 72 Adaptation +0.0 High
Which hazards threaten Liberia most?
Physical hazard intensity. INFORM Risk Index, 0 to 10.
- 7.5FloodHigh
- 5.5DRR capacityMedium
Liberia in global context
Risk-ranked against its cohorts. Click any country to open its page.
13
Western Africa
#13 of 16 · median 5444
Africa
#44 of 54 · median 5325
Low income
#25 of 37 · median 55Put two countries head to head
Compare with any neighbour on all risks and their 5-year trajectory.
Liberia: outlook from 2050 to 2100
Projected physical change under a moderate (SSP2-4.5) and a high (SSP5-8.5) emissions pathway.
By 2080 under a high-emissions pathway, Liberia is projected to warm +2.9 °C, with annual rainfall changing -184 mm.
-184 mm
Precipitation
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- -79 mm → -184 mm
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- +90 mm → +114 mm
Driest month -4 mm by 2080 (SSP5-8.5).
0%
Water stress
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- 0% → 0%
- Current path SSP3-7.0
- 0% → 0%
Share of land under high or extreme water stress; 0% today.
6%
River flooding
20502080
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- 5.7% → 6%
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- 5.7% → 6%
Land exposed to a 100-year river flood; 5.1% today.
Sea level
Liberia: under high emissions, a 100-year coastal flood in 2080 could reach 5 of its largest cities.
Coastal sea-level rise
20502100
- Higher emissions SSP5-8.5
- +0.25 m → +0.81 m
- Lower emissions SSP2-4.5
- +0.23 m → +0.60 m
Largest exposed cities
PopulationMax depth
Max depth: the deepest water within 12 km of the city center in a 100-year coastal flood in 2080, under RCP8.5 with high-end sea-level rise (95th percentile), ignoring flood defenses and land subsidence. Source: WRI Aqueduct Floods.
Regional estimate for the country's coast (IPCC AR6 median), not the global average.
Projections from public CMIP6 (WorldClim 2.1, 5-model median, against a 1970-2000 baseline), WRI Aqueduct 4.0 and IPCC AR6 data. Monthly and bioclimatic aggregates, not daily-threshold indices. Forward-looking estimates, not a re-scored site risk.
Indicator panel
Every source-level indicator behind the dimensions above. Sort by score, value, or name.
Energy Intensity | 13.8 MJ/$2017 PPP GDP | 99.7 |
Access to Clean Fuels | 0.80 % population | 99.2 |
Flood Risk | 7.50 0-10 | 75.0 |
Cooling Degree Days | 4893 degree days | 67.0 |
Land Surface Temperature | 26.2 deg C change | 62.7 |
Drought Index (SPEI) | -0.42 index | 47.6 |
PM2.5 Air Pollution | 42.4 ug/m3 | 46.7 |
Renewable Electricity Share | 57.4 % of total | 42.6 |
Coastal Protection Needed | 34.8 % coast | 15.4 |
Renewable Energy Share | 92.8 % of total energy | 2.8 |
N2O Emissions Per Capita | 0.06 kt CO2e per capita | 1.3 |
CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 0.23 metric tons | 0.6 |
Heat Index | 0.06 index | 0.0 |
Heating Degree Days | 0.00 degree days | 0.0 |
Coal Electricity Share | 0.00 % of total | 0.0 |
Forest Depletion | 17.5 % of GNI | 100.0 |
Ecological Footprint | 1.00 0-1 | 100.0 |
Dam Capacity | 0.99 0-1 | 98.9 |
Protected Areas | 1.20 % of land | 98.8 |
Health Expenditure Per Capita | 0.97 0-1 | 97.1 |
Agricultural Capacity | 0.97 0-1 | 96.6 |
Projected Cereal Yield Change | 0.96 0-1 | 96.3 |
Agriculture GDP Share | 34.6 % of GDP | 96.1 |
Paved Roads | 0.95 0-1 | 94.8 |
Projected Vector Disease Change | 0.82 0-1 | 81.7 |
Projected Warm Period Change | 0.77 0-1 | 76.9 |
Protected Biome Areas | 0.76 0-1 | 76.1 |
Age Dependency Ratio | 0.72 0-1 | 72.3 |
Environmental Treaties Engagement | 0.72 0-1 | 71.7 |
Population Below 5m | 0.71 0-1 | 70.9 |
Food Production Index | 103 index | 70.3 |
Electricity Access | 0.68 0-1 | 68.2 |
Quality of Trade Infrastructure | 0.67 0-1 | 66.7 |
Dependency Ratio | 0.66 0-1 | 65.7 |
Slum Population | 0.64 0-1 | 64.5 |
Projected Annual Runoff Change | 0.59 0-1 | 59.4 |
Projected Population Change | 0.51 0-1 | 51.0 |
Water Bodies Extent | 50.0 % of land | 50.0 |
Rural Population | 0.50 0-1 | 50.0 |
Urban Concentration | 0.50 0-1 | 50.0 |
Natural Resource Depletion | 22.0 % of GNI | 38.4 |
Food Import Dependency | 0.37 0-1 | 36.5 |
Projected Biome Distribution Change | 0.36 0-1 | 36.5 |
Projected Marine Biodiversity Loss | 0.36 0-1 | 36.1 |
Projected Flood Hazard Change | 0.36 0-1 | 36.1 |
Projected Climate-Related Deaths | 0.33 0-1 | 33.3 |
Projected Groundwater Change | 0.28 0-1 | 27.6 |
Tsunami Risk | 2.50 0-10 | 25.0 |
Agricultural Land | 20.0 % of land | 23.2 |
Forest Area | 78.5 % of land | 17.0 |
Child Malnutrition | 0.14 0-1 | 14.0 |
Water Dependency Ratio | 0.14 0-1 | 13.8 |
Threatened Mammal Species | 24.0 count | 12.6 |
Natural Capital Dependency | 0.09 0-1 | 8.9 |
Disaster Preparedness | 0.03 0-1 | 2.5 |
Freshwater Withdrawal | 0.07 % of internal resources | 2.3 |
Tree Cover Loss | 129838 hectares | 2.0 |
Projected Sea Level Rise Impact | 0.02 0-1 | 2.0 |
Earthquake Risk | 0.10 0-10 | 1.0 |
Water Stress | 0.26 % | 0.0 |
Freshwater Withdrawal Rate | 0.00 0-1 | 0.0 |
Primary School Enrollment | 67.2 % gross | 100.0 |
Hospital Beds | 1.59 per 1,000 | 90.1 |
Communicable Disease Deaths | 58.4 % | 89.4 |
Education Expenditure | 7.37 % of govt | 88.1 |
Food Security | 8.70 0-10 | 87.0 |
Internet Users | 23.5 % population | 86.1 |
Development and Deprivation | 8.40 0-10 | 84.0 |
Unmet Contraception Need | 33.4 % | 83.2 |
Life Expectancy | 62.2 years | 75.9 |
Undernourishment | 38.4 % population | 73.6 |
Access to Electricity | 32.5 % population | 71.4 |
Under-5 Mortality Rate | 72.9 per 1,000 | 63.1 |
School Gender Parity | 0.99 ratio | 62.6 |
ESG Performance Score | 1.77 0-100 | 62.4 |
Fertility Rate | 3.95 births per woman | 59.7 |
Aid Dependency | 5.90 0-10 | 59.0 |
Net Migration | -5002 persons | 54.9 |
GDP Growth | 4.68 % annual | 46.0 |
Children Under 5 | 4.50 0-10 | 45.0 |
Health Conditions | 4.30 0-10 | 43.0 |
Overweight Adults | 37.9 % adults | 34.0 |
Uprooted People | 1.70 0-10 | 17.0 |
Labor Participation | 77.8 % (15+) | 16.9 |
Gender Labor Ratio | 88.3 ratio F/M | 16.8 |
Unemployment Rate | 2.93 % | 8.0 |
Recent Shocks | 0.50 0-10 | 5.0 |
Aging Population | 3.28 % population | 4.9 |
Population Density | 55.8 people/km2 | 0.3 |
Scientific Articles | 25.9 count | 100.0 |
Women in Parliament | 11.0 % seats | 82.1 |
Government Effectiveness | -1.36 -2.5 to +2.5 | 77.1 |
Communication Infrastructure | 7.60 0-10 | 76.0 |
Healthcare Access | 7.60 0-10 | 76.0 |
INFORM Governance Index | 7.40 0-10 | 74.0 |
Physical Infrastructure | 7.30 0-10 | 73.0 |
Rule of Law | -1.03 -2.5 to +2.5 | 70.6 |
Regulatory Quality | -0.92 -2.5 to +2.5 | 68.5 |
Control of Corruption | -0.89 -2.5 to +2.5 | 67.8 |
Disaster Risk Reduction | 5.50 0-10 | 55.0 |
Political Stability | -0.12 -2.5 to +2.5 | 52.3 |
Voice and Accountability | 0.05 -2.5 to +2.5 | 48.9 |
Legal Rights Strength | 10.0 0-12 | 16.7 |
Education (Readiness) | 0.07 0-1 | 93.4 |
Doing Business Score | 0.21 0-1 | 78.5 |
Control of Corruption (Readiness) | 0.22 0-1 | 77.9 |
ICT Infrastructure | 0.29 0-1 | 71.3 |
Regulatory Quality (Readiness) | 0.31 0-1 | 69.4 |
Rule of Law (Readiness) | 0.32 0-1 | 67.8 |
Social Inequality (Readiness) | 0.48 0-1 | 52.2 |
Political Stability (Readiness) | 0.55 0-1 | 45.0 |
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Common questions
Answer-first, drawn from the same data above.
How risky is Liberia?
Liberia: mid-pack overall, with governance the main pressure. Its overall risk score is 59 out of 100 (medium), blended from World Bank, INFORM Risk Index and ND-GAIN Country Index.
What drives Liberia's risk?
Liberia's highest pressures are governance (77, high) and adaptation (72). Its strongest area is nature (35).
How might Liberia's climate change by 2080?
Liberia's climate zones stay broadly stable through 2080 even under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5); its Koppen-based climate-hazard pressure index holds near 76 out of 100. This forward-looking outlook is separate from the historical ND-GAIN scores.
How much will Liberia warm by 2080?
Under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5), Liberia is on track to warm by +2.9 °C by 2080, with annual precipitation changing by -184 mm; under lower emissions (SSP2-4.5) the warming is about +2.1 °C. Based on CMIP6 multi-model projections against a 1970-2000 baseline.
How much will sea levels rise along Liberia's coast?
Coastal sea level along Liberia is projected to rise by +0.81 m by 2100 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5), and by about +0.60 m under lower emissions (SSP2-4.5). Based on the regional median of IPCC AR6 projections.
How will water stress change in Liberia?
The share of Liberia under high water stress is projected to move from 0% today to 0% by 2080 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5). Based on WRI Aqueduct projections.
How will river-flood exposure change in Liberia?
The share of Liberia exposed to river flooding is projected to move from 5.1% today to 6% by 2080 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5). Based on WRI Aqueduct riverine-flood projections.
When was Liberia's risk data last updated?
Updated September 2026, drawing on World Bank, INFORM Risk Index and ND-GAIN Country Index.