Australia vs Libya: Methane emissions, per capita
Australia
4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya
3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Libya rank
12th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Australia
- Libya
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Libya, a difference of 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Libya ranks 12th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 11.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 9.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 8.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 8.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 6.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Australia or Libya?
- Australia, at 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Australia and Libya?
- 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Libya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Libya rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Australia ranks 9th and Libya ranks 12th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.