Estonia vs Libya: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Estonia
0.1%
in 2024
Libya
0.1%
in 2024
Estonia rank
124th
Libya rank
121st
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Estonia
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Estonia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 124th and Libya ranks 121st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 15 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Estonia |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Estonia |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Estonia |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Estonia |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Estonia |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Estonia |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Estonia |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Estonia |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Estonia |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Estonia |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Estonia |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Estonia |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Estonia |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Estonia or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Estonia and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Libya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Libya rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Estonia ranks 124th and Libya ranks 121st of 201 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 nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.