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
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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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.