Iraq vs Libya: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
Iraq
0.2%
in 2024
Libya
0.2%
in 2024
Iraq rank
50th
Libya rank
52nd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time
- Iraq
- Libya
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Libya, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 50th and Libya ranks 52nd of 146 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, Iraq or Libya?
- Iraq, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between Iraq and Libya?
- 0.0%, 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 burning gas?
- Iraq ranks 50th 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.