Guyana vs Libya: Per capita methane emissions
Guyana
4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya
3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
10th
Libya rank
12th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Guyana
- Libya
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Libya, a difference of 0.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 10th and Libya ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 11 and Libya in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1860s | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1870s | 7.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1880s | 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1890s | 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1900s | 7.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1910s | 9.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1920s | 11.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1930s | 13.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1940s | 10.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
| 1950s | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1960s | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Guyana or Libya?
- Guyana, at 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Guyana and Libya?
- 0.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Libya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Libya rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Guyana ranks 10th and Libya ranks 12th of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.