Libya vs Uruguay: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector

Libya

165.62 kilograms per person

in 2023

Uruguay

174.14 kilograms per person

in 2023

Libya rank

70th

Uruguay rank

67th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector over time

Uruguay currently reports 174.14 kilograms per person against 165.62 kilograms per person in Libya, a difference of 8.51 kilograms per person.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 70th and Uruguay ranks 67th of 191 countries.

Indicator: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 6,468 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.