Libya vs Lower middle income: Carbon intensity of GDP
Carbon intensity of GDP over time
- Libya
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.13 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.7034 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.4266 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.6 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 13th and Lower middle income ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5744 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.709 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1346 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 0.5511 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.8314 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.2803 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 0.768 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.9414 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1733 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 0.7853 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.8583 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.0731 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 0.9699 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.7827 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.1872 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.11 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.7107 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP | 0.3954 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 Lower middle income?
- Libya, at 1.13 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.7034 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Libya and Lower middle income?
- 0.4266 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Lower middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Lower middle income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
- Libya ranks 13th and Lower middle income ranks 10th 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$.