Kuwait vs Libya: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita

Kuwait
0.0055 kt per person
in 2023
Libya
0.003 kt per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
5th
Libya rank
8th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • Libya
00.020.040.060.080.1196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.0055 kt per person against 0.003 kt per person in Libya, a difference of 0.0025 kt per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.8 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 5th and Libya ranks 8th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0725 kt per person 0.0271 kt per person 0.0455 kt per person Kuwait
1970s 0.0304 kt per person 0.0279 kt per person 0.0025 kt per person Kuwait
1980s 0.0088 kt per person 0.0103 kt per person 0.0015 kt per person Libya
1990s 0.0115 kt per person 0.0084 kt per person 0.0031 kt per person Kuwait
2000s 0.012 kt per person 0.0058 kt per person 0.0061 kt per person Kuwait
2010s 0.0075 kt per person 0.0027 kt per person 0.0049 kt per person Kuwait
2020s 0.0057 kt per person 0.0025 kt per person 0.0032 kt per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita, Kuwait or Libya?
Kuwait, at 0.0055 kt per person against 0.003 kt per person in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita between Kuwait and Libya?
0.0025 kt per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
Kuwait ranks 5th and Libya ranks 8th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.