Libya vs Taiwan: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Libya
12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Taiwan
12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya rank
17th
Taiwan rank
18th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Libya
- Taiwan
How they compare
Libya currently reports 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Taiwan, a difference of 0.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 17th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 198 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 | 0.4312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1860s | 0.3952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1870s | 0.3686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1880s | 0.3417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1890s | 0.3151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1900s | 0.2933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.2662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0.2571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.2645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 7.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1960s | 32.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 37.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 34.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 19.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 19.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 15.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 12.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 11.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 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, excluding land use and forestry, Libya or Taiwan?
- Libya, at 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Libya and Taiwan?
- 0.46 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, excluding land use and forestry?
- Libya ranks 17th and Taiwan ranks 18th 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.