Libya vs Spain: emissions of air pollutants

Libya
896,496 tonnes
in 2022
Spain
1.03 million tonnes
in 2022
Libya rank
57th
Spain rank
54th

emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Libya
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.03 million tonnes against 896,496 tonnes in Libya, a difference of 138,144 tonnes.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Spain ahead.

Libya ranks 57th and Spain ranks 54th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.