Libya vs Paraguay: Per capita methane emissions
Libya
3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Paraguay
3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya rank
12th
Paraguay rank
14th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Libya
- Paraguay
How they compare
Libya currently reports 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Paraguay, a difference of 0.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Paraguay ahead.
Libya ranks 12th and Paraguay ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1860s | 0.9381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1870s | 0.8529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 0.7636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1890s | 0.7027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1900s | 0.6588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 0.5917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 0.5458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 0.6762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1960s | 28.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 30.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 11.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 9.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 6.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Libya or Paraguay?
- Libya, at 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Libya and Paraguay?
- 0.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Paraguay rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Libya ranks 12th and Paraguay ranks 14th 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.