Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Libya
Libya: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.6885 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Libya, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Libya stood at 0.6885.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Libya peaked at 0.7693 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3526, in 1991.
That places Libya 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4697 | 0.3526 | 0.5699 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4802 | 0.3927 | 0.5447 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5932 | 0.4641 | 0.7693 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6765 | 0.647 | 0.7033 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 1 Palau 4.48 compare
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 0.6127 compare
- 4 Turkmenistan 0.5881 compare
- 5 Iran 0.5178 compare
More climate change data for Libya
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 7.46 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 6.56 million (2025)
- Urban population 87.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 8.84 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.49 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 8.84 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 8.84 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Libya?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Libya was 0.6885 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7693 in 2014.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3526 in 1991.
- How does Libya rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Libya ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.