Ethiopia vs Libya: Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions

Ethiopia

9.8%

in 2025

Libya

13.4%

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

6th

Libya rank

3rd

Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions over time

Libya currently reports 13.4% against 9.8% in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 26 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Libya ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 6th and Libya ranks 3rd of 212 countries.

Indicator: Annual change in GDP and CO₂ emissions
Unit: annual %
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 11,377 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP) and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.