Iraq vs Libya: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Iraq
0.7424 tonnes per person
in 2024
Libya
1.6 tonnes per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
3rd
Libya rank
1st
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Iraq
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.6 tonnes per person against 0.7424 tonnes per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.8576 tonnes per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Libya ahead.
Iraq ranks 3rd and Libya ranks 1st of 213 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes per person | 12.26 tonnes per person | 11.19 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 1.42 tonnes per person | 4.81 tonnes per person | 3.39 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.6327 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | 0.5815 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.2645 tonnes per person | 1.72 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.4927 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 0.8431 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.7521 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | 0.4087 tonnes per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.7601 tonnes per person | 1.4 tonnes per person | 0.6399 tonnes per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Iraq or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.6 tonnes per person against 0.7424 tonnes per person in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Iraq and Libya?
- 0.8576 tonnes per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Libya?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Libya rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Iraq ranks 3rd and Libya ranks 1st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured in tonnes per person.