Libya vs Uruguay: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Libya
12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uruguay
12.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya rank
24th
Uruguay rank
26th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Libya
- Uruguay
How they compare
Libya currently reports 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Libya ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 40.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 39.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 38.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.8972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.5423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.0342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | -0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.7871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 8.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 32.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 37.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 19.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 19.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 16.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 13.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 11.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Libya or Uruguay?
- Libya, at 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Libya and Uruguay?
- 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Uruguay rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Libya ranks 24th and Uruguay ranks 26th 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.