Libya vs United Arab Emirates: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Libya
2.6%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
2.2%
in 2024
Libya rank
10th
United Arab Emirates rank
13th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Libya
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Libya currently reports 2.6% against 2.2% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 0.3% | 1.8% | Libya |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 0.4% | Libya |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 4.7% | 1.7% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 4.0% | 1.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 3.1% | 0.3% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 0.3% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, Libya or United Arab Emirates?
- Libya, at 2.6% against 2.2% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Libya and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.4%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and United Arab Emirates?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Libya and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Libya ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 13th 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.
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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.