Libya vs Norway: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Libya
8.81 tonnes per person
in 2024
Norway
8.06 tonnes per person
in 2024
Libya rank
31st
Norway rank
33rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Libya
- Norway
How they compare
Libya currently reports 8.81 tonnes per person against 8.06 tonnes per person in Norway, a difference of 0.75 tonnes per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Libya ranks 31st and Norway ranks 33rd of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.56 tonnes per person | 2.67 tonnes per person | 0.1082 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 1960s | 5.9 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 4.14 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 7.87 tonnes per person | 5.98 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 8.27 tonnes per person | 7.61 tonnes per person | 0.654 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 9.8 tonnes per person | 9.54 tonnes per person | 0.2582 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 8.99 tonnes per person | 10.05 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 9.33 tonnes per person | 9.66 tonnes per person | 0.3323 tonnes per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 7.73 tonnes per person | 8.64 tonnes per person | 0.9142 tonnes per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Libya or Norway?
- Libya, at 8.81 tonnes per person against 8.06 tonnes per person in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Libya and Norway?
- 0.75 tonnes per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Norway?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Norway rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Libya ranks 31st and Norway ranks 33rd 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.