Libya vs Mauritania: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Libya
265.01 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Mauritania
266.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Libya rank
34th
Mauritania rank
32nd
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Libya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 266.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 265.01 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Libya, a difference of 1.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.
Libya ranks 34th and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 259.69 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 439.69 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 180 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 291.87 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 101.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 190.79 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Libya |
| 2000s | 237.42 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 225.57 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 11.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Libya |
| 2010s | 280.58 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 244.61 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 35.97 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Libya |
| 2020s | 253.86 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 260.66 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 6.81 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Libya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 266.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 265.01 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Libya and Mauritania?
- 1.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Mauritania rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Libya ranks 34th and Mauritania ranks 32nd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.