Albania vs Libya: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Albania
0.2544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya
0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Albania rank
116th
Libya rank
115th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Albania
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Albania, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Libya ahead.
Albania ranks 116th and Libya ranks 115th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 10 and Libya in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1860s | 0.0881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1870s | 0.0967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1880s | 0.111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1890s | 0.0959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1900s | 0.081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1910s | 0.1114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1920s | 0.2265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1930s | 0.226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1940s | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1950s | 0.4254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1960s | 0.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1970s | 0.3957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1980s | 0.4491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 1990s | 0.3627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 2000s | 0.398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 2010s | 0.4014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
| 2020s | 0.3007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Albania or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Albania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Albania and Libya?
- 0.0003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Libya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Albania and Libya rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Albania ranks 116th and Libya ranks 115th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.