Libya vs Mexico: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Libya
2.8%
in 2024
Mexico
2.6%
in 2024
Libya rank
11th
Mexico rank
12th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Libya
- Mexico
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Mexico, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 2.8% | 8.4% | Libya |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 0.8% | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 3.6% | 1.3% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.5% | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Libya |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Libya or Mexico?
- Libya, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Libya and Mexico?
- 0.2%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mexico?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Mexico rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Libya ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 12th 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 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 as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.