Indonesia vs Libya: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Indonesia
0.2504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya
0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Indonesia rank
118th
Libya rank
115th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Indonesia
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Libya ahead.
Indonesia ranks 118th and Libya ranks 115th of 201 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1860s | 0.0387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1870s | 0.0418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1880s | 0.0475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1890s | 0.0502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1900s | 0.0558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1910s | 0.0747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1920s | 0.098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1930s | 0.1043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1940s | 0.1526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1950s | 0.1987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1960s | 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.1653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.1955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.2152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.2435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.2552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Indonesia or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Indonesia and Libya?
- 0.0043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Libya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Libya rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Indonesia ranks 118th 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.