Libya vs Rwanda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Libya

1.13 million tonnes

in 2008

Rwanda

875,638 tonnes

in 2024

Libya rank

134th

Rwanda rank

136th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

Libya currently reports 1.13 million tonnes against 875,638 tonnes in Rwanda, a difference of 250,922 tonnes.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 134th and Rwanda ranks 136th of 179 countries.

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.