Belarus vs Libya: Annual CO₂ emissions by world region
Belarus
55.82 million tonnes
in 2024
Libya
65.26 million tonnes
in 2024
Belarus rank
54th
Libya rank
51st
Annual CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Belarus
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 65.26 million tonnes against 55.82 million tonnes in Belarus, a difference of 9.44 million tonnes.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 54th and Libya ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 7 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.97 million tonnes | 287,990 tonnes | 27.68 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1960s | 51.16 million tonnes | 9.28 million tonnes | 41.88 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1970s | 81.21 million tonnes | 18.98 million tonnes | 62.23 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1980s | 105.23 million tonnes | 31.49 million tonnes | 73.73 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 1990s | 75.77 million tonnes | 46.85 million tonnes | 28.93 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 2000s | 58.17 million tonnes | 52.44 million tonnes | 5.73 million tonnes | Belarus |
| 2010s | 61.51 million tonnes | 61.57 million tonnes | 63,600 tonnes | Libya |
| 2020s | 57.73 million tonnes | 56.18 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions by world region, Belarus or Libya?
- Libya, at 65.26 million tonnes against 55.82 million tonnes in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions by world region between Belarus and Libya?
- 9.44 million tonnes, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Libya?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Libya rank globally for annual co₂ emissions by world region?
- Belarus ranks 54th and Libya ranks 51st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.