Afghanistan vs Libya: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya
0.0189 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
205th
Libya rank
206th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Libya
00.010.020.03196519942023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.0189 metric tons per square kilometre in Libya, a difference of 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Libya ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 205th and Libya ranks 206th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0006 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0026 metric tons per square kilometre 0.002 metric tons per square kilometre Libya
1970s 0.001 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0014 metric tons per square kilometre Libya
1980s 0.0015 metric tons per square kilometre 0.009 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0075 metric tons per square kilometre Libya
1990s 0.0023 metric tons per square kilometre 0.019 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0166 metric tons per square kilometre Libya
2000s 0.0025 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0244 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0218 metric tons per square kilometre Libya
2010s 0.0106 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0187 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0081 metric tons per square kilometre Libya
2020s 0.0196 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0184 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Libya?
Afghanistan, at 0.0209 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.0189 metric tons per square kilometre in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Libya?
0.002 metric tons per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Libya?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Libya rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 205th and Libya ranks 206th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.