Greenland vs Libya: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Greenland
1.6%
in 2024
Libya
1.6%
in 2024
Greenland rank
118th
Libya rank
119th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Greenland
- Libya
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Libya, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 45 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Libya ahead.
Greenland ranks 118th and Libya ranks 119th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.0% | 15.3% | 0.3% | Libya |
| 1960s | 7.1% | 100.2% | 93.0% | Libya |
| 1970s | 19.8% | 0.7% | 19.1% | Greenland |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 3.8% | 2.4% | Greenland |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 3.7% | 0.8% | Libya |
| 2000s | -0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Libya |
| 2010s | -0.4% | 4.8% | 5.2% | Libya |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 4.0% | 0.7% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Greenland or Libya?
- Greenland, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Greenland and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Libya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Greenland and Libya rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Greenland ranks 118th and Libya ranks 119th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.