Iran vs Libya: CO₂ emissions per capita
Iran
8.66 tonnes per person
in 2024
Libya
8.84 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iran rank
31st
Libya rank
29th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Iran
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 8.84 tonnes per person against 8.66 tonnes per person in Iran, a difference of 0.18 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 31st and Libya ranks 29th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7108 tonnes per person | 0.2268 tonnes per person | 0.4841 tonnes per person | Iran |
| 1960s | 2.19 tonnes per person | 4.79 tonnes per person | 2.6 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 4.02 tonnes per person | 7.56 tonnes per person | 3.54 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 3.09 tonnes per person | 8.08 tonnes per person | 4.99 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 4.27 tonnes per person | 9.62 tonnes per person | 5.36 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 6.37 tonnes per person | 9.07 tonnes per person | 2.7 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 7.74 tonnes per person | 9.4 tonnes per person | 1.66 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 8.65 tonnes per person | 7.76 tonnes per person | 0.8879 tonnes per person | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Iran or Libya?
- Libya, at 8.84 tonnes per person against 8.66 tonnes per person in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Iran and Libya?
- 0.18 tonnes per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Libya?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Libya rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Iran ranks 31st and Libya ranks 29th of 213 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 CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.