Israel vs Libya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Israel
2.65 billion tonnes
in 2024
Libya
2.55 billion tonnes
in 2024
Israel rank
88th
Libya rank
91st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Israel
- Libya
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.65 billion tonnes against 2.55 billion tonnes in Libya, a difference of 98.06 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 88th and Libya ranks 91st of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.46 million tonnes | 16.51 million tonnes | 22.96 million tonnes | Israel |
| 1960s | 121.07 million tonnes | 65.52 million tonnes | 55.55 million tonnes | Israel |
| 1970s | 280.69 million tonnes | 253.38 million tonnes | 27.30 million tonnes | Israel |
| 1980s | 502.13 million tonnes | 509.57 million tonnes | 7.44 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1990s | 866.92 million tonnes | 909.00 million tonnes | 42.09 million tonnes | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.43 billion tonnes | 1.43 billion tonnes | 3.56 million tonnes | Israel |
| 2010s | 2.08 billion tonnes | 1.98 billion tonnes | 94.85 million tonnes | Israel |
| 2020s | 2.54 billion tonnes | 2.43 billion tonnes | 111.14 million tonnes | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Israel or Libya?
- Israel, at 2.65 billion tonnes against 2.55 billion tonnes in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Israel and Libya?
- 98.06 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 including land-use change?
- Israel ranks 88th and Libya ranks 91st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.