Libya vs Qatar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Libya
2.55 billion tonnes
in 2024
Qatar
2.59 billion tonnes
in 2024
Libya rank
91st
Qatar rank
90th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Libya
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 2.59 billion tonnes against 2.55 billion tonnes in Libya, a difference of 41.77 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 91st and Qatar ranks 90th of 194 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.51 million tonnes | 2.33 million tonnes | 14.18 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1960s | 65.52 million tonnes | 21.99 million tonnes | 43.53 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1970s | 253.38 million tonnes | 105.62 million tonnes | 147.76 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1980s | 509.57 million tonnes | 225.44 million tonnes | 284.13 million tonnes | Libya |
| 1990s | 909.00 million tonnes | 426.03 million tonnes | 482.97 million tonnes | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.43 billion tonnes | 848.08 million tonnes | 582.30 million tonnes | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.98 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 392.39 million tonnes | Libya |
| 2020s | 2.43 billion tonnes | 2.36 billion tonnes | 70.22 million tonnes | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Libya or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 2.59 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 Libya and Qatar?
- 41.77 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 including land-use change?
- Libya ranks 91st and Qatar ranks 90th 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.