Israel vs Libya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Israel
2.61 billion tonnes
in 2024
Libya
2.49 billion tonnes
in 2024
Israel rank
61st
Libya rank
63rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Israel
- Libya
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.61 billion tonnes against 2.49 billion tonnes in Libya, a difference of 117.76 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 61st and Libya ranks 63rd of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 7 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.78 million tonnes | 1.33 million tonnes | 20.45 million tonnes | Israel |
| 1960s | 94.70 million tonnes | 23.59 million tonnes | 71.11 million tonnes | Israel |
| 1970s | 251.11 million tonnes | 201.28 million tonnes | 49.83 million tonnes | Israel |
| 1980s | 470.27 million tonnes | 450.32 million tonnes | 19.95 million tonnes | Israel |
| 1990s | 833.05 million tonnes | 842.60 million tonnes | 9.54 million tonnes | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.40 billion tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 38.57 million tonnes | Israel |
| 2010s | 2.04 billion tonnes | 1.92 billion tonnes | 123.61 million tonnes | Israel |
| 2020s | 2.50 billion tonnes | 2.36 billion tonnes | 131.31 million tonnes | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Israel or Libya?
- Israel, at 2.61 billion tonnes against 2.49 billion tonnes in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Israel and Libya?
- 117.76 million tonnes, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Libya?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Libya rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Israel ranks 61st 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.