Libya vs Nepal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre

Libya
1,378 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Nepal
1,488 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya rank
153rd
Nepal rank
151st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time

  • Libya
  • Nepal
05001.0k1.5k196119922023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 1,488 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,378 tonnes per square kilometre in Libya, a difference of 110 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.

Libya ranks 153rd and Nepal ranks 151st of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 14.67 tonnes per square kilometre 8.42 tonnes per square kilometre 6.25 tonnes per square kilometre Libya
1970s 114.4 tonnes per square kilometre 26.86 tonnes per square kilometre 87.54 tonnes per square kilometre Libya
1980s 255.93 tonnes per square kilometre 61.14 tonnes per square kilometre 194.79 tonnes per square kilometre Libya
1990s 478.87 tonnes per square kilometre 143.23 tonnes per square kilometre 335.64 tonnes per square kilometre Libya
2000s 774.01 tonnes per square kilometre 326.74 tonnes per square kilometre 447.26 tonnes per square kilometre Libya
2010s 1,091 tonnes per square kilometre 689.38 tonnes per square kilometre 401.95 tonnes per square kilometre Libya
2020s 1,326 tonnes per square kilometre 1,304 tonnes per square kilometre 22.17 tonnes per square kilometre Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Libya or Nepal?
Nepal, at 1,488 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,378 tonnes per square kilometre in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Libya and Nepal?
110 tonnes per square kilometre, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nepal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Libya and Nepal rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
Libya ranks 153rd and Nepal ranks 151st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions 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.