Botswana vs Libya: Methane emissions, per capita
Botswana
4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya
3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
11th
Libya rank
12th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Libya
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Libya, a difference of 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Botswana ranks 11th and Libya ranks 12th of 195 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 6.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Botswana or Libya?
- Botswana, at 4.06 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 Botswana and Libya?
- 0.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Libya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Libya rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 11th 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.