Libya vs Venezuela: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Libya
0.6449 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Venezuela
0.7244 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Libya rank
6th
Venezuela rank
5th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Libya
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 0.7244 kilograms per international-$ against 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ in Libya, a difference of 0.0795 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Venezuela ahead.
Libya ranks 6th and Venezuela ranks 5th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3126 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8777 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5651 kilograms per international-$ | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 1.02 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4916 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5314 kilograms per international-$ | Libya |
| 1970s | 1.11 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3344 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7732 kilograms per international-$ | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.53 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4213 kilograms per international-$ | 1.11 kilograms per international-$ | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.48 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4055 kilograms per international-$ | 1.08 kilograms per international-$ | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.6516 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4006 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2509 kilograms per international-$ | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.5521 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3848 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1673 kilograms per international-$ | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.5412 kilograms per international-$ | 0.665 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1237 kilograms per international-$ | Venezuela |
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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 0.7244 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 Venezuela?
- 0.0795 kilograms per international-$, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Venezuela?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Libya and Venezuela rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Libya ranks 6th and Venezuela ranks 5th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).