Kenya vs Libya: Greenhouse gas emissions
Kenya
99.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Libya
94.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kenya rank
58th
Libya rank
61st
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Kenya
- Libya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 99.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 94.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Libya, a difference of 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 58th and Libya ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 13 and Libya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1860s | 6.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 316,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1870s | 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 303,998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1880s | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 362,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1890s | 4.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 520,348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1900s | 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 295,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1910s | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1920s | 11.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -112,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1930s | 16.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 422,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1940s | 25.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 779,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1950s | 40.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 1960s | 40.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1970s | 41.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1980s | 66.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 1990s | 60.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 2000s | 67.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 93.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Libya |
| 2010s | 93.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
| 2020s | 99.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 82.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Kenya or Libya?
- Kenya, at 99.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 94.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Kenya and Libya?
- 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Libya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Libya rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Kenya ranks 58th and Libya ranks 61st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.