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