Libya vs Romania: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Libya
92.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Romania
85.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Libya rank
48th
Romania rank
50th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Libya
- Romania
How they compare
Libya currently reports 92.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 85.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Romania, a difference of 7.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.
Libya ranks 48th and Romania ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 121,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1860s | 125,031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1870s | 130,856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1880s | 138,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1890s | 148,655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1900s | 161,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1910s | 169,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1920s | 183,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1930s | 213,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1940s | 279,384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1950s | 9.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1960s | 59.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 98.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1970s | 93.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 184.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1980s | 75.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 227.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 1990s | 92.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 142.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 2000s | 91.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 2010s | 83.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
| 2020s | 79.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Libya, at 92.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 85.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Libya and Romania?
- 7.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Romania rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Libya ranks 48th and Romania ranks 50th 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.