Libya vs Vanuatu: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Libya
-203,718 tonnes
in 2024
Vanuatu
-315,360 tonnes
in 2024
Libya rank
152nd
Vanuatu rank
155th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Libya
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Libya currently reports -203,718 tonnes against -315,360 tonnes in Vanuatu, a difference of 111,642 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Libya ranks 152nd and Vanuatu ranks 155th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 12 and Vanuatu in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 47,570 tonnes | 32,562 tonnes | 15,008 tonnes | Libya |
| 1860s | 40,465 tonnes | 12,967 tonnes | 27,498 tonnes | Libya |
| 1870s | 60,200 tonnes | 11,109 tonnes | 49,090 tonnes | Libya |
| 1880s | 244,308 tonnes | 14,183 tonnes | 230,125 tonnes | Libya |
| 1890s | 713,036 tonnes | 12,267 tonnes | 700,769 tonnes | Libya |
| 1900s | 444,520 tonnes | 9,017 tonnes | 435,503 tonnes | Libya |
| 1910s | 114,035 tonnes | 9,834 tonnes | 104,200 tonnes | Libya |
| 1920s | -1,488 tonnes | 7,376 tonnes | 8,863 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 1.50 million tonnes | 6,562 tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1940s | 2.24 million tonnes | 5.90 million tonnes | 3.66 million tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 2.92 million tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | 548,522 tonnes | Libya |
| 1960s | 1.84 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 364,677 tonnes | Libya |
| 1970s | 769,415 tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | 572,920 tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 702,715 tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 848,362 tonnes | 2.31 million tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | -449,598 tonnes | 2.85 million tonnes | 3.30 million tonnes | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | -448,580 tonnes | -863,809 tonnes | 415,230 tonnes | Libya |
| 2020s | -248,910 tonnes | -654,977 tonnes | 406,066 tonnes | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Libya or Vanuatu?
- Libya, at -203,718 tonnes against -315,360 tonnes in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Libya and Vanuatu?
- 111,642 tonnes, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Vanuatu rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Libya ranks 152nd and Vanuatu ranks 155th 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.