Afghanistan vs Libya: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
44.58 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Libya
36.97 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
171st
Libya rank
174th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Libya
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 44.58 tonnes per square kilometre against 36.97 tonnes per square kilometre in Libya, a difference of 7.61 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 171st and Libya ranks 174th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.07 tonnes per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 9.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.97 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
| 1980s | 6.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.58 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 25.86 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2000s | 6.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 29.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.24 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2010s | 17.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 34.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.23 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2020s | 32.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 31.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9879 tonnes per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Libya?
- Afghanistan, at 44.58 tonnes per square kilometre against 36.97 tonnes per square kilometre in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Libya?
- 7.61 tonnes per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Libya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Libya rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 171st and Libya ranks 174th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.