Libya vs Seychelles: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil
Libya
5 tonnes per person
in 2024
Seychelles
5 tonnes per person
in 2024
Libya rank
32nd
Seychelles rank
31st
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Libya
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 5 tonnes per person against 5 tonnes per person in Libya, a difference of 0 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 32nd and Seychelles ranks 31st of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Seychelles in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 tonnes per person | 0.1483 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 2.43 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 4.96 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 2.93 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 5.74 tonnes per person | 2.78 tonnes per person | 2.96 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 5.64 tonnes per person | 4.22 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 4.88 tonnes per person | 4.64 tonnes per person | 0.2378 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 4.34 tonnes per person | 4.99 tonnes per person | 0.6495 tonnes per person | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from oil, Libya or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 5 tonnes per person against 5 tonnes per person in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from oil between Libya and Seychelles?
- 0 tonnes per person, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Seychelles?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Seychelles rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Libya ranks 32nd and Seychelles ranks 31st of 213 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 oil. 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 oil, measured in tonnes per person.