Libya vs Nigeria: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring
Libya
2.8%
in 2024
Nigeria
2.9%
in 2024
Libya rank
11th
Nigeria rank
10th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Libya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Libya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 2.3% | 8.9% | Libya |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 9.8% | 6.4% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 13.6% | 11.4% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 15.3% | 12.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 11.5% | 9.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 4.6% | 2.7% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from flaring, Libya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from flaring between Libya and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nigeria?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Nigeria rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Libya ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 10th 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.