Estonia vs Libya: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Estonia
-207,749 tonnes
in 2024
Libya
-203,718 tonnes
in 2024
Estonia rank
153rd
Libya rank
152nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Estonia
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports -203,718 tonnes against -207,749 tonnes in Estonia, a difference of 4,031 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 153rd and Libya ranks 152nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 8 and Libya in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 14.23 million tonnes | 47,570 tonnes | 14.18 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1860s | 9.52 million tonnes | 40,465 tonnes | 9.47 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1870s | 6.68 million tonnes | 60,200 tonnes | 6.61 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1880s | 5.12 million tonnes | 244,308 tonnes | 4.87 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1890s | 3.93 million tonnes | 713,036 tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1900s | 3.17 million tonnes | 444,520 tonnes | 2.72 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1910s | 2.46 million tonnes | 114,035 tonnes | 2.35 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1920s | 1.93 million tonnes | -1,488 tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | Estonia |
| 1930s | 1.22 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | 281,282 tonnes | Libya |
| 1940s | -274,554 tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 2.51 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1950s | -2.88 million tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1960s | -7.09 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | 8.92 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1970s | -4.23 million tonnes | 769,415 tonnes | 5.00 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1980s | -2.29 million tonnes | 702,715 tonnes | 2.99 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1990s | -3.85 million tonnes | 848,362 tonnes | 4.70 million tonnes | Libya |
| 2000s | -4.10 million tonnes | -449,598 tonnes | 3.65 million tonnes | Libya |
| 2010s | -1.57 million tonnes | -448,580 tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | Libya |
| 2020s | -627,856 tonnes | -248,910 tonnes | 378,946 tonnes | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Estonia or Libya?
- Libya, at -203,718 tonnes against -207,749 tonnes in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Estonia and Libya?
- 4,031 tonnes, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Libya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Libya rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Estonia ranks 153rd and Libya ranks 152nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.