Greece vs Libya: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Greece
0.3%
in 2024
Libya
0.3%
in 2024
Greece rank
46th
Libya rank
44th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Greece
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Greece, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 46th and Libya ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Greece or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Greece and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Libya?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Libya rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Greece ranks 46th and Libya ranks 44th 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 oil. 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 oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.