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
00.20.40.60.8199020072024

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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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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 $.