Iceland vs Libya: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Iceland
12.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya
12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
25th
Libya rank
24th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Iceland
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 25th and Libya ranks 24th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 13 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 12.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1860s | 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1870s | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1880s | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1890s | 4.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1900s | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1910s | 14.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1920s | 18.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1930s | 20.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1940s | 23.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1950s | 32.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 1960s | 24.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 16.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 13.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 14.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 14.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 14.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 12.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Iceland or Libya?
- Libya, at 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Iceland and Libya?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Libya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Libya rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Iceland ranks 25th and Libya ranks 24th of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.