Kazakhstan vs Libya: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Kazakhstan
15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya
12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
14th
Libya rank
17th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Libya
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Libya, a difference of 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.3 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Libya ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 14th and Libya ranks 17th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 11 and Libya in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Libya Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Libya
1860s 0.3192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Libya
1870s 0.4578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kazakhstan
1880s 0.6996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kazakhstan
1890s 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kazakhstan
1900s 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kazakhstan
1910s 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kazakhstan
1920s 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kazakhstan
1930s 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kazakhstan
1940s 6.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kazakhstan
1950s 11.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kazakhstan
1960s 14.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 32.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 17.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Libya
1970s 17.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 37.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 20.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Libya
1980s 17.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 19.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Libya
1990s 13.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 19.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Libya
2000s 13.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Libya
2010s 17.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kazakhstan
2020s 15.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Kazakhstan or Libya?
Kazakhstan, at 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Kazakhstan and Libya?
3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Libya?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Libya rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Kazakhstan ranks 14th and Libya ranks 17th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 33,742 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.