Iran vs Libya: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Iran
8.92 tonnes per person
in 2024
Libya
8.81 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iran rank
29th
Libya rank
31st
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Iran
- Libya
How they compare
Iran currently reports 8.92 tonnes per person against 8.81 tonnes per person in Libya, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Iran ranks 29th and Libya ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.78 tonnes per person | 2.56 tonnes per person | 0.2162 tonnes per person | Iran |
| 1960s | 3.41 tonnes per person | 5.9 tonnes per person | 2.48 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 4.65 tonnes per person | 7.87 tonnes per person | 3.22 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 3.41 tonnes per person | 8.27 tonnes per person | 4.85 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 4.54 tonnes per person | 9.8 tonnes per person | 5.26 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 6.33 tonnes per person | 8.99 tonnes per person | 2.66 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 7.58 tonnes per person | 9.33 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 8.8 tonnes per person | 7.73 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Iran or Libya?
- Iran, at 8.92 tonnes per person against 8.81 tonnes per person in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Iran and Libya?
- 0.11 tonnes per person, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Libya?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Libya rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Iran ranks 29th 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.