Iraq vs Libya: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Iraq
4.7%
in 2024
Libya
2.6%
in 2024
Iraq rank
7th
Libya rank
10th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Iraq
- Libya
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 4.7% against 2.6% in Libya, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.8 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 7th and Libya ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 3.7% | 0.7% | Libya |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 0.6% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.7% | 1.2% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 2.6% | 2.0% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Iraq or Libya?
- Iraq, at 4.7% against 2.6% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Iraq and Libya?
- 2.1%, with Iraq 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Iraq ranks 7th and Libya 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.