Libya vs Niger
Libya vs Niger: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 8.67 tonnes in Libya and 0.12 tonnes in Niger, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Libya, by 8.55 tonnes, or 73 times that in Niger.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Libya has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Libya ranked 23 and Niger ranked 189 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Libya | Niger | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.67 | 0.12 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 8.65 | 0.12 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 8.05 | 0.13 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 8.18 | 0.12 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 6.49 | 0.1 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 8.27 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 8.36 | 0.09 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 8.22 | 0.09 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 7.71 | 0.1 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 8.34 | 0.11 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 9.62 | 0.11 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 9.93 | 0.11 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 10.17 | 0.12 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 6.97 | 0.09 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 9.8 | 0.09 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 9.47 | 0.07 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 9.16 | 0.06 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 8.8 | 0.06 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 9.61 | 0.06 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 9.85 | 0.06 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 9.28 | 0.06 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 9.57 | 0.06 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 9.06 | 0.06 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 9.02 | 0.06 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 9.29 | 0.06 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 9.15 | 0.06 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 9.03 | 0.06 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 9.26 | 0.06 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 10.15 | 0.06 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 9.81 | 0.06 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 8.81 | 0.06 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 7.71 | 0.07 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 7.38 | 0.06 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 7.23 | 0.07 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 7.34 | 0.07 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 6.63 | 0.1 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 6.96 | 0.1 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 6.79 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 7.13 | 0.11 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 6.46 | 0.08 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 7.29 | 0.08 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 7.27 | 0.1 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 7.68 | 0.1 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 7.06 | 0.1 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 8.33 | 0.08 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 8.54 | 0.07 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 8.11 | 0.07 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 8.01 | 0.06 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 7.86 | 0.06 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 6.5 | 0.05 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 5.54 | 0.05 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 8.58 | 0.05 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 9.52 | 0.05 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 13.06 | 0.04 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 19.22 | 0.05 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Libya vs Niger
Health
- Life expectancyLibya: 69.3 years in 2023Niger: 61.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLibya: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Niger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLibya: 16 per 1,000 live births in 2023Niger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionLibya: 3.81% in 2017Niger: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateLibya: 8.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Niger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLibya: 7.31 million people in 2023Niger: 26.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthLibya: 1.01% a year in 2023Niger: 3.31% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLibya: 2.36 births per woman in 2023Niger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLibya: 87.9% in 2025Niger: 18.4% in 2025
- Median ageLibya: 27.2 years in 2023Niger: 15.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLibya: 4.9% in 2023Niger: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateLibya: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Niger: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLibya: 3.57% of GDP in 2023Niger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLibya: $1.6B in 2023Niger: $450M in 2025
- Military spending per personLibya: $216 in 2023Niger: $18 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLibya: 5.5% of government spending in 2023Niger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLibya: 0 people in 2020Niger: 10,000 people in 2020
- National powerLibya: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Niger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLibya: 0% of the labour force in 2020Niger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLibya: 5 million TIV in 2024Niger: 4 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsLibya: 0 TIV in 2016Niger: 0 TIV in 1973