Libya vs Low & middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Libya
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.13 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6547 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.4753 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.7 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 13th and Low & middle income ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Low & middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5744 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.8483 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2738 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 0.5511 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.9053 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3542 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 0.768 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.9878 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2198 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 0.7853 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.894 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1087 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 0.9699 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.7951 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1748 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.11 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.681 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.4251 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Libya or Low & middle income?
- Libya, at 1.13 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.6547 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Libya and Low & middle income?
- 0.4753 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Low & middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Low & middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Libya ranks 13th and Low & middle income ranks 15th of 199 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 constant 2015 US$ 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 constant 2021 US$.