Colombia vs Libya: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
Colombia
0.3%
in 2024
Libya
0.2%
in 2024
Colombia rank
49th
Libya rank
52nd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time
- Colombia
- Libya
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Libya, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.4 times Libya's.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 49th and Libya ranks 52nd of 146 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, Colombia or Libya?
- Colombia, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between Colombia and Libya?
- 0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Libya?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Libya rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Colombia ranks 49th and Libya ranks 52nd of 146 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 burning gas. 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 gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.