Chile vs Libya: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Chile
1.12 million tonnes
in 2024
Libya
1.04 million tonnes
in 2024
Chile rank
36th
Libya rank
37th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Chile
- Libya
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.12 million tonnes against 1.04 million tonnes in Libya, a difference of 80,340 tonnes.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 36th and Libya ranks 37th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 368,787 tonnes | 32,162 tonnes | 336,626 tonnes | Chile |
| 1960s | 982,810 tonnes | 3.51 million tonnes | 2.53 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1970s | 219,818 tonnes | -959,582 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | Chile |
| 1980s | 728,819 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 385,395 tonnes | Libya |
| 1990s | 2.94 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | Chile |
| 2000s | 455,180 tonnes | 136,682 tonnes | 318,498 tonnes | Chile |
| 2010s | 2.60 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 386,573 tonnes | Chile |
| 2020s | -2.65 million tonnes | -1.70 million tonnes | 946,638 tonnes | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Chile or Libya?
- Chile, at 1.12 million tonnes against 1.04 million tonnes in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Chile and Libya?
- 80,340 tonnes, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Libya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Libya rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Chile ranks 36th and Libya ranks 37th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.