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