Belarus vs Libya: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Belarus
0.2%
in 2024
Libya
0.2%
in 2024
Belarus rank
62nd
Libya rank
61st
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Belarus
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Belarus, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 62nd and Libya ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Belarus |
| 1860s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Belarus |
| 1870s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Belarus |
| 1880s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Belarus |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.6% | Belarus |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Belarus |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Belarus |
| 1920s | 0.4% | -0.0% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Belarus |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Belarus |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Belarus |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Belarus |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Belarus |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Belarus or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Belarus and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Libya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Libya rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Belarus ranks 62nd and Libya ranks 61st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.