Libya vs Venezuela: Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled
Libya
11.80 million tonnes
in 2024
Venezuela
15.63 million tonnes
in 2024
Libya rank
11th
Venezuela rank
8th
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled over time
- Libya
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 15.63 million tonnes against 11.80 million tonnes in Libya, a difference of 3.83 million tonnes.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.3 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Venezuela ahead.
Libya ranks 11th and Venezuela ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.08 million tonnes | 34.45 million tonnes | 10.37 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 11.42 million tonnes | 16.52 million tonnes | 5.10 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 4.65 million tonnes | 5.22 million tonnes | 565,087 tonnes | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 8.39 million tonnes | 6.00 million tonnes | 2.39 million tonnes | Libya |
| 2000s | 7.72 million tonnes | 4.52 million tonnes | 3.20 million tonnes | Libya |
| 2010s | 7.58 million tonnes | 14.88 million tonnes | 7.30 million tonnes | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 10.14 million tonnes | 15.80 million tonnes | 5.66 million tonnes | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled, Libya or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 15.63 million tonnes against 11.80 million tonnes in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled between Libya and Venezuela?
- 3.83 million tonnes, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Venezuela?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Venezuela rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled?
- Libya ranks 11th and Venezuela ranks 8th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions from flaring with 73 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.