Brunei vs Libya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Brunei
106.10 million tonnes
in 2024
Libya
114.52 million tonnes
in 2024
Brunei rank
143rd
Libya rank
141st

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Brunei
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 114.52 million tonnes against 106.10 million tonnes in Brunei, a difference of 8.43 million tonnes.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Libya ahead.

Brunei ranks 143rd and Libya ranks 141st of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Libya Difference Ahead
1850s 308,816 tonnes 269,388 tonnes 39,428 tonnes Brunei
1860s 830,130 tonnes 697,080 tonnes 133,050 tonnes Brunei
1870s 1.46 million tonnes 1.20 million tonnes 258,199 tonnes Brunei
1880s 2.62 million tonnes 2.71 million tonnes 89,653 tonnes Libya
1890s 4.14 million tonnes 7.58 million tonnes 3.44 million tonnes Libya
1900s 6.34 million tonnes 13.71 million tonnes 7.37 million tonnes Libya
1910s 10.19 million tonnes 16.31 million tonnes 6.11 million tonnes Libya
1920s 14.66 million tonnes 16.67 million tonnes 2.01 million tonnes Libya
1930s 19.78 million tonnes 23.93 million tonnes 4.15 million tonnes Libya
1940s 26.11 million tonnes 43.59 million tonnes 17.48 million tonnes Libya
1950s 33.46 million tonnes 69.15 million tonnes 35.68 million tonnes Libya
1960s 39.97 million tonnes 95.91 million tonnes 55.93 million tonnes Libya
1970s 46.84 million tonnes 106.07 million tonnes 59.23 million tonnes Libya
1980s 56.49 million tonnes 113.23 million tonnes 56.74 million tonnes Libya
1990s 71.31 million tonnes 120.38 million tonnes 49.07 million tonnes Libya
2000s 83.08 million tonnes 122.46 million tonnes 39.38 million tonnes Libya
2010s 96.66 million tonnes 117.56 million tonnes 20.89 million tonnes Libya
2020s 104.51 million tonnes 114.97 million tonnes 10.46 million tonnes Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Brunei or Libya?
Libya, at 114.52 million tonnes against 106.10 million tonnes in Brunei as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Brunei and Libya?
8.43 million tonnes, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Libya?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Libya rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Brunei ranks 143rd and Libya ranks 141st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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