Libya vs Qatar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Libya
2.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
2.59 billion tonnes
in 2024
Libya rank
63rd
Qatar rank
62nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Libya
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 2.59 billion tonnes against 2.49 billion tonnes in Libya, a difference of 101.00 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Qatar ahead.
Libya ranks 63rd and Qatar ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 7 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.33 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 960,334 tonnes | Qatar |
| 1960s | 23.59 million tonnes | 22.07 million tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1970s | 201.28 million tonnes | 105.73 million tonnes | 95.56 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1980s | 450.32 million tonnes | 225.25 million tonnes | 225.06 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1990s | 842.60 million tonnes | 425.48 million tonnes | 417.12 million tonnes | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.36 billion tonnes | 847.32 million tonnes | 514.58 million tonnes | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.92 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 329.87 million tonnes | Libya |
| 2020s | 2.36 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 10.50 million tonnes | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Libya or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 2.59 billion tonnes against 2.49 billion tonnes in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Libya and Qatar?
- 101.00 million tonnes, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Qatar?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Qatar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Libya ranks 63rd and Qatar ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.