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
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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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.