Libya vs Luxembourg: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Libya
12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Luxembourg
10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya rank
17th
Luxembourg rank
20th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Libya
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Libya currently reports 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 17th and Luxembourg ranks 20th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 10 and Luxembourg in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1860s | 0.3952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1870s | 0.3686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1880s | 0.3417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1890s | 0.3151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1900s | 0.2933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1910s | 0.2662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1920s | 0.2571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1930s | 0.2645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1940s | 0.284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 7.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 32.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 36.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 37.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 19.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 19.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 15.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 12.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 11.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
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, Libya or Luxembourg?
- Libya, at 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Libya and Luxembourg?
- 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Luxembourg?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Luxembourg rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Libya ranks 17th and Luxembourg ranks 20th 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.