Jordan vs Libya: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement
Jordan
0.15 tonnes per person
in 2024
Libya
0.1575 tonnes per person
in 2024
Jordan rank
63rd
Libya rank
61st
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Jordan
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.1575 tonnes per person against 0.15 tonnes per person in Jordan, a difference of 0.0075 tonnes per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Jordan ranks 63rd and Libya ranks 61st of 209 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0401 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0401 tonnes per person | Jordan |
| 1960s | 0.1381 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.1365 tonnes per person | Jordan |
| 1970s | 0.1465 tonnes per person | 0.1943 tonnes per person | 0.0478 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.2731 tonnes per person | 0.4406 tonnes per person | 0.1675 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.3028 tonnes per person | 0.2414 tonnes per person | 0.0614 tonnes per person | Jordan |
| 2000s | 0.2654 tonnes per person | 0.2847 tonnes per person | 0.0193 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.1891 tonnes per person | 0.2546 tonnes per person | 0.0655 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.1429 tonnes per person | 0.1611 tonnes per person | 0.0182 tonnes per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from cement, Jordan or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.1575 tonnes per person against 0.15 tonnes per person in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from cement between Jordan and Libya?
- 0.0075 tonnes per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Libya?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Libya rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Jordan ranks 63rd and Libya ranks 61st of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.