Libya vs South Africa: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Libya
0.6449 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
South Africa
0.5926 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Libya rank
6th
South Africa rank
9th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Libya
- South Africa
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ against 0.5926 kilograms per international-$ in South Africa, a difference of 0.0523 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Libya ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 9th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3126 kilograms per international-$ | 1.17 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8536 kilograms per international-$ | South Africa |
| 1960s | 1.02 kilograms per international-$ | 1.1 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0811 kilograms per international-$ | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1.11 kilograms per international-$ | 1.08 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0319 kilograms per international-$ | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.53 kilograms per international-$ | 1.38 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1519 kilograms per international-$ | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.48 kilograms per international-$ | 1.26 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2231 kilograms per international-$ | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.6516 kilograms per international-$ | 0.927 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2755 kilograms per international-$ | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5521 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6791 kilograms per international-$ | 0.127 kilograms per international-$ | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.5412 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6188 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0776 kilograms per international-$ | South Africa |
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 South Africa?
- Libya, at 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ against 0.5926 kilograms per international-$ in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Libya and South Africa?
- 0.0523 kilograms per international-$, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and South Africa?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Libya and South Africa rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Libya ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 9th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).