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