China vs Libya: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
China
8.5 tonnes per person
in 2024
Libya
8.81 tonnes per person
in 2024
China rank
32nd
Libya rank
30th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- China
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 8.81 tonnes per person against 8.5 tonnes per person in China, a difference of 0.31 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
China ranks 32nd and Libya ranks 30th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.21 tonnes per person | 5.9 tonnes per person | 3.69 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 2.75 tonnes per person | 7.87 tonnes per person | 5.12 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.69 tonnes per person | 8.27 tonnes per person | 5.57 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 3.31 tonnes per person | 9.8 tonnes per person | 6.49 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 4.63 tonnes per person | 8.99 tonnes per person | 4.36 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 7.1 tonnes per person | 9.33 tonnes per person | 2.23 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 8.06 tonnes per person | 7.73 tonnes per person | 0.333 tonnes per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, China or Libya?
- Libya, at 8.81 tonnes per person against 8.5 tonnes per person in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between China and Libya?
- 0.31 tonnes per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Libya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do China and Libya rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- China ranks 32nd and Libya ranks 30th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.