Libya vs Switzerland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Libya
337.33 tonnes per person
in 2024
Switzerland
350.68 tonnes per person
in 2024
Libya rank
59th
Switzerland rank
58th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Libya
  • Switzerland
0100200300400196019922024

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 350.68 tonnes per person against 337.33 tonnes per person in Libya, a difference of 13.35 tonnes per person.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 59th and Switzerland ranks 58th of 204 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 12.33 tonnes per person 128.35 tonnes per person 116.02 tonnes per person Switzerland
1970s 77.43 tonnes per person 178.37 tonnes per person 100.93 tonnes per person Switzerland
1980s 114.73 tonnes per person 235.24 tonnes per person 120.51 tonnes per person Switzerland
1990s 172.71 tonnes per person 278.85 tonnes per person 106.14 tonnes per person Switzerland
2000s 233.61 tonnes per person 321.49 tonnes per person 87.88 tonnes per person Switzerland
2010s 292.92 tonnes per person 342.59 tonnes per person 49.67 tonnes per person Switzerland
2020s 327.44 tonnes per person 351.35 tonnes per person 23.91 tonnes per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Libya or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 350.68 tonnes per person against 337.33 tonnes per person in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Libya and Switzerland?
13.35 tonnes per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Switzerland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Libya and Switzerland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Libya ranks 59th and Switzerland ranks 58th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Libya vs Switzerland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/cumulative-co2-emissions-per-capita/libya/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/cumulative-co2-emissions-per-capita/libya/switzerland/">Libya vs Switzerland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.