China vs Libya: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
China
8.43 tonnes per person
in 2024
Libya
8.81 tonnes per person
in 2024
China rank
32nd
Libya rank
31st
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- China
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 8.81 tonnes per person against 8.43 tonnes per person in China, a difference of 0.38 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 32nd and Libya ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.17 tonnes per person | 2.56 tonnes per person | 0.3884 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1960s | 2.2 tonnes per person | 5.9 tonnes per person | 3.69 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 2.74 tonnes per person | 7.87 tonnes per person | 5.12 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.67 tonnes per person | 8.27 tonnes per person | 5.6 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 3.27 tonnes per person | 9.8 tonnes per person | 6.53 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 4.6 tonnes per person | 8.99 tonnes per person | 4.39 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 7.02 tonnes per person | 9.33 tonnes per person | 2.31 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 7.99 tonnes per person | 7.73 tonnes per person | 0.2606 tonnes per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, China or Libya?
- Libya, at 8.81 tonnes per person against 8.43 tonnes per person in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between China and Libya?
- 0.38 tonnes per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Libya?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do China and Libya rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- China ranks 32nd and Libya ranks 31st of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.