Italy vs Libya: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Italy
0.2564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya
0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Italy rank
114th
Libya rank
115th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Italy
- Libya
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.2564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Libya, a difference of 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Libya ahead.
Italy ranks 114th and Libya ranks 115th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1860s | 0.0713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1870s | 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1880s | 0.0932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1890s | 0.1098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1900s | 0.1174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0471 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 | 0.1179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1930s | 0.131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1940s | 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1950s | 0.3289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1960s | 0.4521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.4747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.4625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.4577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.3857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.2583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Italy or Libya?
- Italy, at 0.2564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Italy and Libya?
- 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Libya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Libya rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Italy ranks 114th 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.