Libya vs Qatar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled

Libya
2.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
2.59 billion tonnes
in 2024
Libya rank
63rd
Qatar rank
62nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time

  • Libya
  • Qatar
01.0B2.0B3.0B194919862024

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, gaps filled, 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, gaps filled 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, gaps filled?
Libya ranks 63rd and Qatar ranks 62nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.