Annual co2 coal in Libya

Libya: Annual co2 coal was 0 in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
0
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
197,856
in 1955
All-time low
0
in 1970
Years of data
58
1950–2008

Annual co2 coal in Libya, 1950–2008

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195019792008

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Libya recorded 0 for annual co2 coal in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.

Over the whole period, annual co2 coal in Libya peaked at 197,856 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1970.

That places Libya 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Annual co2 coal in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Annual co2 coal in Libya, 1950 to 2008.
Year Value Change
1950 14,656 —
1951 14,656 +0.0%
1952 14,989 +2.3%
1953 25,648 +71.1%
1954 69,616 +171.4%
1955 197,856 +184.2%
1956 91,600 -53.7%
1957 80,608 -12.0%
1958 96,267 +19.4%
1959 81,297 -15.6%
1960 87,936 +8.2%
1961 102,278 +16.3%
1962 14,707 -85.6%
1963 25,584 +74.0%
1964 3,684 -85.6%
1965 18,320 +397.3%
1967 3,665 -80.0%
1968 10,991 +199.9%
1969 3,664 -66.7%
1970 0 -100.0%
1971 3,664 —
1972 3,664 +0.0%
1973 0 -100.0%
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 3,664 —
1981 3,664 +0.0%
1982 3,664 +0.0%
1983 3,664 +0.0%
1984 3,664 +0.0%
1985 3,664 +0.0%
1986 3,664 +0.0%
1987 3,664 +0.0%
1988 3,664 +0.0%
1989 10,992 +200.0%
1990 14,655 +33.3%
1991 14,655 +0.0%
1992 14,656 +0.0%
1993 10,993 -25.0%
1994 14,656 +33.3%
1995 14,655 -0.0%
1996 14,656 +0.0%
1997 14,655 -0.0%
1998 0 -100.0%
1999 0 —
2000 0 —
2001 0 —
2002 0 —
2003 0 —
2004 0 —
2005 0 —
2006 3,664 —
2007 0 -100.0%
2008 0 —

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 0 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.03 million. (48 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 0 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 605,761. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Annual co2 coal in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1965 +397.3% 3,684 18,320
1968 +199.9% 3,665 10,991
1989 +200.0% 3,664 10,992
1955 +184.2% 69,616 197,856
1954 +171.4% 25,648 69,616

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 68,719 14,656 197,856 10
1960s 30,092 3,664 102,278 9
1970s 732.8 0 3,664 10
1980s 4,397 3,664 10,992 10
1990s 11,358 0 14,656 10
2000s 407.11 0 3,664 9

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 138 Burkina Faso 11 compare
  2. 139 Malta 7 compare
  3. 140 Turkmenistan 4 compare
  4. 141 Andorra 0
  5. 141 Angola 0 compare
  6. 141 Aruba 0
  7. 141 Bahrain 0 compare
  8. 141 Barbados 0 compare
  9. 141 Bermuda 0 compare
  10. 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0
  11. 141 Cape Verde 0 compare
  12. 141 Central African Republic 0 compare
  13. 141 Chad 0 compare
  14. 141 Congo 0 compare
  15. 141 Curacao 0
  16. 141 Ecuador 0 compare
  17. 141 El Salvador 0 compare
  18. 141 Faroe Islands 0 compare
  19. 141 Fiji 0 compare
  20. 141 Gabon 0 compare
  21. 141 Greenland 0 compare
  22. 141 Guyana 0 compare
  23. 141 Liechtenstein 0 compare
  24. 141 Macao 0 compare
  25. 141 Mauritania 0 compare
  26. 141 Paraguay 0 compare
  27. 141 Saint Helena 0
  28. 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
  29. 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 compare
  30. 141 Samoa 0
  31. 141 Sierra Leone 0 compare
  32. 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
  33. 141 South Sudan 0 compare
  34. 141 Sudan 0 compare
  35. 141 Suriname 0 compare
  36. 141 Togo 0
  37. 141 Tonga 0
  38. 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
  39. 141 Tunisia 0 compare
  40. 141 Uganda 0
  41. 141 Vanuatu 0 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual co2 coal in Libya?
Annual co2 coal in Libya was 0 in 2008, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual co2 coal recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 197,856 in 1955.
What is the lowest annual co2 coal recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1970.
How does Libya rank for annual co2 coal?
Libya ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2008.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual co2 coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual co2 coal
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
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