North Korea vs Libya: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF over time
- North Korea
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 98.17 Mt CO2e against 91.25 Mt CO2e in North Korea, a difference of 6.92 Mt CO2e.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Libya ahead.
North Korea ranks 58th and Libya ranks 57th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 111.52 Mt CO2e | 100.16 Mt CO2e | 11.36 Mt CO2e | North Korea |
| 1980s | 165.14 Mt CO2e | 74.12 Mt CO2e | 91.01 Mt CO2e | North Korea |
| 1990s | 121.74 Mt CO2e | 89.55 Mt CO2e | 32.2 Mt CO2e | North Korea |
| 2000s | 102.72 Mt CO2e | 96.81 Mt CO2e | 5.91 Mt CO2e | North Korea |
| 2010s | 80.5 Mt CO2e | 84.13 Mt CO2e | 3.64 Mt CO2e | Libya |
| 2020s | 88.67 Mt CO2e | 88.63 Mt CO2e | 0.0402 Mt CO2e | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf, North Korea or Libya?
- Libya, at 98.17 Mt CO2e against 91.25 Mt CO2e in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf between North Korea and Libya?
- 6.92 Mt CO2e, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Libya?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Libya rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- North Korea ranks 58th and Libya ranks 57th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).