Libya vs Switzerland: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Libya
-203,718 tonnes
in 2024
Switzerland
-127,690 tonnes
in 2024
Libya rank
152nd
Switzerland rank
149th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Libya
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -127,690 tonnes against -203,718 tonnes in Libya, a difference of 76,028 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Switzerland ahead.
Libya ranks 152nd and Switzerland ranks 149th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 47,570 tonnes | 3.49 million tonnes | 3.44 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 40,465 tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 3.00 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 60,200 tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 244,308 tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 713,036 tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | 1.98 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 444,520 tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | 3.44 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 114,035 tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1920s | -1,488 tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 1.50 million tonnes | 620,388 tonnes | 877,152 tonnes | Libya |
| 1940s | 2.24 million tonnes | 948,957 tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1950s | 2.92 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 996,981 tonnes | Libya |
| 1960s | 1.84 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 417,566 tonnes | Libya |
| 1970s | 769,415 tonnes | 486,898 tonnes | 282,517 tonnes | Libya |
| 1980s | 702,715 tonnes | 870,584 tonnes | 167,869 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 848,362 tonnes | 667,434 tonnes | 180,928 tonnes | Libya |
| 2000s | -449,598 tonnes | 300,756 tonnes | 750,354 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2010s | -448,580 tonnes | -98,631 tonnes | 349,949 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2020s | -248,910 tonnes | -174,458 tonnes | 74,453 tonnes | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Libya or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -127,690 tonnes against -203,718 tonnes in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Libya and Switzerland?
- 76,028 tonnes, 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?
- Libya ranks 152nd and Switzerland ranks 149th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.