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

Libya
12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Turkmenistan
13.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya rank
17th
Turkmenistan rank
16th

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

  • Libya
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 13.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Libya, a difference of 0.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 17th and Turkmenistan ranks 16th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 8 and Turkmenistan in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1850s 0.4312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Libya
1860s 0.3952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Libya
1870s 0.3686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1880s 0.3417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1890s 0.3151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1900s 0.2933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1910s 0.2662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1920s 0.2571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1930s 0.2645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1940s 0.284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
1950s 7.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Libya
1960s 32.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 22.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Libya
1970s 37.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 24.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Libya
1980s 19.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Libya
1990s 19.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Libya
2000s 15.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Libya
2010s 12.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan
2020s 11.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Turkmenistan

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 Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 13.12 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 Libya and Turkmenistan?
0.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Turkmenistan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Libya and Turkmenistan rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Libya ranks 17th and Turkmenistan ranks 16th 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.