Kyrgyzstan vs Libya: Nitrous oxide emissions
Kyrgyzstan
1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Libya
1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
118th
Libya rank
121st
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Libya
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Libya, a difference of 30,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th and Libya ranks 121st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 16 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 239,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1860s | 256,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 207,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1870s | 314,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 255,975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1880s | 402,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 329,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1890s | 447,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 366,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1900s | 473,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 383,079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 561,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 448,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1920s | 701,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 548,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1930s | 694,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 166,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 527,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 804,123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 336,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 467,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 490,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 678,670 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 529,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 983,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 804,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 963,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221,125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 243,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 164,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Kyrgyzstan or Libya?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Kyrgyzstan and Libya?
- 30,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Libya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Libya rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th and Libya ranks 121st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.