How many years of comparable data are there for China and Libya?

59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Libya: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture, per unit of GDP

China

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2019

Libya

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2019

China rank

123rd

Libya rank

120th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture, per unit of GDP over time

China
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 123rd and Libya ranks 120th of 202 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	China
1970s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	China
1980s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	China
1990s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	China
2000s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	China
2010s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture, per unit of gdp, China or Libya?: Libya, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture, per unit of gdp between China and Libya?: 0 units per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Libya?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do China and Libya rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - ipcc agriculture, per unit of gdp?: China ranks 123rd and Libya ranks 120th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 202 places, 9,713 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.