Libya vs Switzerland: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita

Libya
-0.0276 tonnes per person
in 2024
Switzerland
-0.0143 tonnes per person
in 2024
Libya rank
136th
Switzerland rank
134th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time

  • Libya
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports -0.0143 tonnes per person against -0.0276 tonnes per person in Libya, a difference of 0.0133 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Switzerland ahead.

Libya ranks 136th and Switzerland ranks 134th of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 8 and Switzerland in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Switzerland Difference Ahead
1850s 0.1687 tonnes per person 1.43 tonnes per person 1.27 tonnes per person Switzerland
1860s 0.1279 tonnes per person 1.18 tonnes per person 1.05 tonnes per person Switzerland
1870s 0.1693 tonnes per person 0.967 tonnes per person 0.7977 tonnes per person Switzerland
1880s 0.6005 tonnes per person 0.6679 tonnes per person 0.0674 tonnes per person Switzerland
1890s 1.5 tonnes per person 0.8643 tonnes per person 0.6404 tonnes per person Libya
1900s 0.8131 tonnes per person 1.11 tonnes per person 0.2995 tonnes per person Switzerland
1910s 0.1833 tonnes per person 0.6396 tonnes per person 0.4563 tonnes per person Switzerland
1920s -0.0014 tonnes per person 0.3282 tonnes per person 0.3296 tonnes per person Switzerland
1930s 1.84 tonnes per person 0.151 tonnes per person 1.69 tonnes per person Libya
1940s 2.28 tonnes per person 0.2136 tonnes per person 2.07 tonnes per person Libya
1950s 2.33 tonnes per person 0.3839 tonnes per person 1.95 tonnes per person Libya
1960s 1.11 tonnes per person 0.2524 tonnes per person 0.8528 tonnes per person Libya
1970s 0.3117 tonnes per person 0.0776 tonnes per person 0.2342 tonnes per person Libya
1980s 0.1824 tonnes per person 0.1347 tonnes per person 0.0478 tonnes per person Libya
1990s 0.1727 tonnes per person 0.096 tonnes per person 0.0766 tonnes per person Libya
2000s -0.077 tonnes per person 0.0415 tonnes per person 0.1185 tonnes per person Switzerland
2010s -0.0689 tonnes per person -0.012 tonnes per person 0.0569 tonnes per person Switzerland
2020s -0.0346 tonnes per person -0.0199 tonnes per person 0.0146 tonnes per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Libya or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at -0.0143 tonnes per person against -0.0276 tonnes per person in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Libya and Switzerland?
0.0133 tonnes per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Switzerland?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Libya and Switzerland rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
Libya ranks 136th and Switzerland ranks 134th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.