Chad vs Libya: Methane emissions, per capita
Chad
3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya
3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chad rank
14th
Libya rank
12th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Chad
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chad, a difference of 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Chad ranks 14th and Libya ranks 12th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Chad or Libya?
- Libya, at 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Chad and Libya?
- 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Libya?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Libya rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Chad ranks 14th 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.