Libya vs Peru: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Libya
92.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Peru
83.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Libya rank
48th
Peru rank
51st
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Libya
- Peru
How they compare
Libya currently reports 92.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 83.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Peru, a difference of 8.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Peru ahead.
Libya ranks 48th and Peru ranks 51st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 7 and Peru in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 121,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 630,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 508,963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1860s | 125,031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 804,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 679,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1870s | 130,856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 963,285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1880s | 138,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1890s | 148,655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1900s | 161,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1910s | 169,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1920s | 183,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1930s | 213,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1940s | 279,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1950s | 9.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 435,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Peru |
| 1960s | 59.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1970s | 93.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1980s | 75.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1990s | 92.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 2000s | 91.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 2010s | 83.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 2020s | 79.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Libya or Peru?
- Libya, at 92.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 83.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Libya and Peru?
- 8.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Peru?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Peru rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Libya ranks 48th and Peru ranks 51st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.