Brazil vs Libya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring

Brazil

507.68 million tonnes

in 2024

Libya

520.63 million tonnes

in 2024

Brazil rank

11th

Libya rank

10th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time

Libya currently reports 520.63 million tonnes against 507.68 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 12.94 million tonnes.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 11th and Libya ranks 10th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
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: 215 places, 12,483 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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