China vs Libya: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
China
8.66 tonnes per person
in 2024
Libya
8.84 tonnes per person
in 2024
China rank
30th
Libya rank
29th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables over time
- China
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 8.84 tonnes per person against 8.66 tonnes per person in China, 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 China ahead.
China ranks 30th and Libya ranks 29th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4049 tonnes per person | 0.2268 tonnes per person | 0.1782 tonnes per person | China |
| 1960s | 0.7531 tonnes per person | 4.79 tonnes per person | 4.04 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 1.26 tonnes per person | 7.56 tonnes per person | 6.29 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.82 tonnes per person | 8.08 tonnes per person | 6.26 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 2.56 tonnes per person | 9.62 tonnes per person | 7.06 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 4.29 tonnes per person | 9.07 tonnes per person | 4.78 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 7.08 tonnes per person | 9.4 tonnes per person | 2.32 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 8.2 tonnes per person | 7.76 tonnes per person | 0.4341 tonnes per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, China or Libya?
- Libya, at 8.84 tonnes per person against 8.66 tonnes per person in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables between China and Libya?
- 0.18 tonnes per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Libya?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do China and Libya rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- China ranks 30th 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables. 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.