Libya vs Somalia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
Libya
1,413 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
1,748 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya rank
179th
Somalia rank
176th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- Libya
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 1,748 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,413 tonnes per square kilometre in Libya, a difference of 335 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 179th and Somalia ranks 176th of 192 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 234.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 195.71 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1970s | 144.01 tonnes per square kilometre | 372.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 228.46 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1980s | 289.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 549.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 259.98 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 1990s | 516.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 756.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 239.81 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2000s | 812.92 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,048 tonnes per square kilometre | 234.59 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1,127 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,415 tonnes per square kilometre | 287.9 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1,361 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,681 tonnes per square kilometre | 320.48 tonnes per square kilometre | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Libya or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 1,748 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,413 tonnes per square kilometre in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Libya and Somalia?
- 335 tonnes per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Somalia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- Libya ranks 179th and Somalia ranks 176th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.