Chad vs Libya: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Chad
0.4577 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Libya
0.5095 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Chad rank
185th
Libya rank
182nd
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Chad
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.5095 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.4577 tonnes per square kilometre in Chad, a difference of 0.0518 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 185th and Libya ranks 182nd of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1343 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0746 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0597 tonnes per square kilometre | Chad |
| 1970s | 0.1673 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.129 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0383 tonnes per square kilometre | Chad |
| 1980s | 0.2181 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2188 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0007 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.2765 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3372 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0607 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.3688 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6166 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2478 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.4375 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5994 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1619 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.4527 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5044 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0516 tonnes per square kilometre | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Chad or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.5095 tonnes per square kilometre against 0.4577 tonnes per square kilometre in Chad as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Chad and Libya?
- 0.0518 tonnes per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Libya?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Chad and Libya rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Chad ranks 185th and Libya ranks 182nd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, 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
emissions of air pollutants 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.