Estonia vs Libya: Nitrous oxide emissions
Estonia
1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Libya
1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Estonia rank
124th
Libya rank
121st
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Estonia
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Estonia, a difference of 176,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 124th and Libya ranks 121st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 15 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 176,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1860s | 189,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141,293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1870s | 227,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 168,964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1880s | 282,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1890s | 312,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 231,329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1900s | 331,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 240,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1910s | 386,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112,600 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 273,857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1920s | 473,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1930s | 482,247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 166,430 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 315,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1940s | 564,901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 336,666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 228,235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1950s | 805,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 490,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 315,271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1960s | 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 529,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 581,928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1970s | 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 804,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 741,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1980s | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 739,869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 282,213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Estonia |
| 2000s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 183,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 129,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Estonia or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Estonia and Libya?
- 176,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Libya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Libya rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Estonia ranks 124th and Libya ranks 121st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.