Kenya vs Libya: Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires

Kenya

1.86 million tonnes

in 2026

Libya

2.06 million tonnes

in 2026

Kenya rank

76th

Libya rank

75th

Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires over time

Libya currently reports 2.06 million tonnes against 1.86 million tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 207,270 tonnes.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 76th and Libya ranks 75th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 5,952 data points, 2003–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon dioxide released by wildfires in tonnes. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.