Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre was 36.97 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre in Libya stood at 36.97 tonnes per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 41.74 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1964.
Libya ranks 174th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1963 | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1965 | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1966 | 2.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +58.4% |
| 1967 | 11.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +429.9% |
| 1968 | 17.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +58.5% |
| 1969 | 20.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1970 | 18.94 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 12.77 tonnes per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1972 | 9.15 tonnes per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1973 | 8.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 5.76 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 1975 | 6.96 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1976 | 10.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 1977 | 11.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 12.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 15.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1980 | 15.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 16.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 17.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 17.61 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 16.59 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 18.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 19.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 18.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 20.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 21.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 21.07 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 24.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 20.95 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1993 | 21.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 29.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 1995 | 33.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 33.09 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 29.55 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 29.27 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 28.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 30.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 29.95 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 29.95 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 31.11 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 31.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 31.47 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 28.91 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 24.92 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 28.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 28.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 33.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 30.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 34.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 28.89 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 38.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2015 | 34.34 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 32.38 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 37.91 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 35.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 41.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 20.35 tonnes per square kilometre | -51.2% |
| 2021 | 31.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +56.5% |
| 2022 | 33.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 36.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 36.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 36.97 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 261.01 tonnes per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 36.97 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 276.32 tonnes per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +429.9% | 2.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.17 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 18.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 33.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 24.92 tonnes per square kilometre | 31.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 28.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 41.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 20.35 tonnes per square kilometre | 36.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 171 Afghanistan 44.58 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 172 Iceland 41.25 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 173 Guyana 37.83 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 175 Mali 31.39 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 176 Zimbabwe 30.89 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 177 Mongolia 29.68 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Libya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 97.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 455.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 452.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.71 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre in Libya?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre in Libya was 36.97 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 41.74 tonnes per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Libya rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 174th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Annual co2 including land use Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.