Libya vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita methane emissions
Libya
3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya rank
12th
Saudi Arabia rank
15th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Libya
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Libya currently reports 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 15 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1860s | 0.9381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1870s | 0.8529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1880s | 0.7636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1890s | 0.7027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1900s | 0.6588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1910s | 0.5917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1920s | 0.5458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1930s | 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1940s | 0.6762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1960s | 28.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 30.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 11.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 9.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 6.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Libya or Saudi Arabia?
- Libya, at 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Libya and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Saudi Arabia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Libya ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th 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.