Libya vs Malawi: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Libya
0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malawi
0.2573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Libya rank
115th
Malawi rank
113th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Libya
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.2573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Libya, a difference of 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 115th and Malawi ranks 113th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 17 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1860s | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1870s | 0.164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1880s | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1890s | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1900s | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1910s | 0.1768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1920s | 0.2142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1930s | 0.2064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1940s | 0.3346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1950s | 0.398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1960s | 0.3002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.3104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.3069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.2724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.2869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Libya or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.2573 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 Libya and Malawi?
- 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Malawi?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Malawi rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Libya ranks 115th and Malawi ranks 113th 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.