Bolivia vs Libya: Methane emissions
Bolivia
27.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Libya
28.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Bolivia rank
59th
Libya rank
57th
Methane emissions over time
- Bolivia
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 28.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 27.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bolivia, a difference of 603,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 59th and Libya ranks 57th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 12 and Libya in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 292,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 296,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1870s | 2.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 302,618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1880s | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 308,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 331,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 362,944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 375,682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 389,867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 459,694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 6.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 665,575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 9.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 613,568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1960s | 16.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1970s | 28.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1980s | 22.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1990s | 22.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 2000s | 20.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 2010s | 23.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 26.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Bolivia or Libya?
- Libya, at 28.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 27.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Bolivia and Libya?
- 603,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Libya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Libya rank globally for methane emissions?
- Bolivia ranks 59th and Libya ranks 57th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.