Kuwait vs Libya: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Kuwait
0.2502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya
0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
119th
Libya rank
116th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 119th and Libya ranks 116th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.3038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.3565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.2852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.2551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Kuwait or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Kuwait and Libya?
- 0.0045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Libya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Libya rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 119th and Libya ranks 116th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.