Greece vs Libya: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use

Greece
0.0024 °C
in 2024
Libya
0.0025 °C
in 2024
Greece rank
50th
Libya rank
49th

Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use over time

  • Greece
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.0025 °C against 0.0024 °C in Greece, a difference of 0.0001 °C.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 50th and Libya ranks 49th of 214 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 11 and Libya in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Libya Difference Ahead
1850s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Greece
1860s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Greece
1870s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Greece
1880s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Greece
1890s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Greece
1900s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Greece
1910s 0 °C 0 °C 0 °C Greece
1920s 0.0001 °C 0 °C 0 °C Greece
1930s 0.0001 °C 0 °C 0.0001 °C Greece
1940s 0.0001 °C 0 °C 0.0001 °C Greece
1950s 0.0001 °C 0.0001 °C 0 °C Greece
1960s 0.0002 °C 0.0006 °C 0.0004 °C Libya
1970s 0.0004 °C 0.0021 °C 0.0017 °C Libya
1980s 0.0007 °C 0.0029 °C 0.0022 °C Libya
1990s 0.0011 °C 0.0026 °C 0.0014 °C Libya
2000s 0.0016 °C 0.0026 °C 0.0009 °C Libya
2010s 0.0021 °C 0.0026 °C 0.0004 °C Libya
2020s 0.0023 °C 0.0025 °C 0.0002 °C Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, Greece or Libya?
Libya, at 0.0025 °C against 0.0024 °C in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use between Greece and Libya?
0.0001 °C, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Libya?
174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
How do Greece and Libya rank globally for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use?
Greece ranks 50th and Libya ranks 49th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use
Unit
°C
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 37,236 data points, 1851–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in °C.