Libya vs Upper middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP
Libya
0.6885 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.3054 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Libya rank
2nd
Upper middle income rank
5th
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Libya
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.6885 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3054 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.3831 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Libya ranks 2nd and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 191 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4697 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.4258 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.044 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.4802 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.403 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.0773 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.5932 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3699 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.2233 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.6765 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.319 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | 0.3575 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Libya or Upper middle income?
- Libya, at 0.6885 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.3054 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Libya and Upper middle income?
- 0.3831 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Upper middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Libya ranks 2nd and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.