Ireland vs Libya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Ireland
2.37 billion tonnes
in 2024
Libya
2.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ireland rank
64th
Libya rank
63rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Ireland
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.49 billion tonnes against 2.37 billion tonnes in Ireland, a difference of 123.45 million tonnes.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 64th and Libya ranks 63rd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 7 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 279.92 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 278.59 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1960s | 400.79 million tonnes | 23.59 million tonnes | 377.21 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1970s | 594.33 million tonnes | 201.28 million tonnes | 393.04 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1980s | 847.93 million tonnes | 450.32 million tonnes | 397.62 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.17 billion tonnes | 842.60 million tonnes | 325.12 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.60 billion tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 234.01 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2010s | 2.02 billion tonnes | 1.92 billion tonnes | 97.20 million tonnes | Ireland |
| 2020s | 2.30 billion tonnes | 2.36 billion tonnes | 66.82 million tonnes | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Ireland or Libya?
- Libya, at 2.49 billion tonnes against 2.37 billion tonnes in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Ireland and Libya?
- 123.45 million tonnes, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Libya?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Libya rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Ireland ranks 64th and Libya ranks 63rd 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 by world region. 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.