Libya vs Taiwan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Libya
12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Taiwan
12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya rank
24th
Taiwan rank
27th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Libya
- Taiwan
How they compare
Libya currently reports 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Taiwan, a difference of 0.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 24th and Taiwan ranks 27th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 12 and Taiwan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1860s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1870s | 0.857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1880s | 0.8972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1890s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1900s | 0.5423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.0342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1920s | -0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.7871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 8.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1960s | 32.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 37.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 19.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 19.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 16.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 13.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 11.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Libya or Taiwan?
- Libya, at 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Libya and Taiwan?
- 0.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Taiwan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Libya ranks 24th and Taiwan ranks 27th 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.