Bolivia vs Libya: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Bolivia
12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya
12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Bolivia rank
22nd
Libya rank
24th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Libya
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Libya, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 22nd and Libya ranks 24th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 11 and Libya in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 5.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1870s | -3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1880s | 15.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 15.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 11.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 17.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 17.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 16.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 15.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 17.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 12.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 15.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 11.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 16.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 15.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 11.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 11.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Bolivia or Libya?
- Bolivia, at 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Bolivia and Libya?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Libya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Libya rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 22nd and Libya ranks 24th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.