Libya vs Mongolia: Greenhouse gas emissions

Libya
94.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mongolia
98.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Libya rank
61st
Mongolia rank
60th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Libya
  • Mongolia
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 98.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 94.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Libya, a difference of 3.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mongolia ahead.

Libya ranks 61st and Mongolia ranks 60th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Mongolia in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Mongolia Difference Ahead
1850s 332,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1860s 316,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1870s 303,998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1880s 362,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1890s 520,348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1900s 295,555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 45.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1910s 19,838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1920s -112,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1930s 422,547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1940s 779,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1950s 10.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 70.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 59.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1960s 59.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 56.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Libya
1970s 93.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 49.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Libya
1980s 76.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Libya
1990s 93.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Libya
2000s 93.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 56.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Libya
2010s 85.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 71.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Libya
2020s 82.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 91.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Libya or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 98.21 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 Libya and Mongolia?
3.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mongolia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Libya and Mongolia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Libya ranks 61st and Mongolia ranks 60th 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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Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.