Libya vs Mongolia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Libya
0.6449 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Mongolia
0.9026 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Libya rank
6th
Mongolia rank
4th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Libya
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 0.9026 kilograms per international-$ against 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ in Libya, a difference of 0.2577 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.4 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mongolia ahead.
Libya ranks 6th and Mongolia ranks 4th of 164 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3126 kilograms per international-$ | 0.888 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5754 kilograms per international-$ | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 1.02 kilograms per international-$ | 1.71 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6869 kilograms per international-$ | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 1.11 kilograms per international-$ | 2.09 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9782 kilograms per international-$ | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 1.53 kilograms per international-$ | 2.3 kilograms per international-$ | 0.768 kilograms per international-$ | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 1.48 kilograms per international-$ | 1.83 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3494 kilograms per international-$ | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 0.6516 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7923 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1408 kilograms per international-$ | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 0.5521 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9049 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3528 kilograms per international-$ | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 0.5412 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9192 kilograms per international-$ | 0.378 kilograms per international-$ | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Libya or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 0.9026 kilograms per international-$ against 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ in Libya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Libya and Mongolia?
- 0.2577 kilograms per international-$, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mongolia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Mongolia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Libya ranks 6th and Mongolia ranks 4th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).