Belarus vs Libya: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Belarus
0.1%
in 2024
Libya
0.2%
in 2024
Belarus rank
54th
Libya rank
51st
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Belarus
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Belarus, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 54th and Libya ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Belarus or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Belarus and Libya?
- 0.1%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Libya?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Libya rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Belarus ranks 54th and Libya ranks 51st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.