Change air pollutant emissions in Libya
Libya: Change air pollutant emissions was 896,496 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
896,496
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
57th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.26 million
in 2005
All-time low
11,811
in 1912
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Change air pollutant emissions in Libya, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, change air pollutant emissions in Libya stood at 896,496.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change air pollutant emissions in Libya peaked at 1.26 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11,811, in 1912.
That places Libya 57th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change air pollutant emissions in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 13,657 | — |
| 1751 | 13,657 | +0.0% |
| 1752 | 13,658 | +0.0% |
| 1753 | 13,658 | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 13,659 | +0.0% |
| 1755 | 13,660 | +0.0% |
| 1756 | 13,660 | +0.0% |
| 1757 | 13,660 | +0.0% |
| 1758 | 13,661 | +0.0% |
| 1759 | 13,662 | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 13,662 | +0.0% |
| 1761 | 13,662 | +0.0% |
| 1762 | 13,662 | +0.0% |
| 1763 | 13,662 | +0.0% |
| 1764 | 13,662 | +0.0% |
| 1765 | 13,663 | +0.0% |
| 1766 | 13,663 | +0.0% |
| 1767 | 13,663 | +0.0% |
| 1768 | 13,663 | +0.0% |
| 1769 | 13,663 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 13,663 | +0.0% |
| 1771 | 13,663 | -0.0% |
| 1772 | 13,662 | -0.0% |
| 1773 | 13,662 | -0.0% |
| 1774 | 13,662 | -0.0% |
| 1775 | 13,662 | -0.0% |
| 1776 | 13,661 | -0.0% |
| 1777 | 13,661 | -0.0% |
| 1778 | 13,661 | -0.0% |
| 1779 | 13,660 | -0.0% |
| 1780 | 13,660 | -0.0% |
| 1781 | 13,659 | -0.0% |
| 1782 | 13,658 | -0.0% |
| 1783 | 13,658 | -0.0% |
| 1784 | 13,657 | -0.0% |
| 1785 | 13,656 | -0.0% |
| 1786 | 13,655 | -0.0% |
| 1787 | 13,654 | -0.0% |
| 1788 | 13,653 | -0.0% |
| 1789 | 13,653 | -0.0% |
| 1790 | 13,652 | -0.0% |
| 1791 | 13,650 | -0.0% |
| 1792 | 13,649 | -0.0% |
| 1793 | 13,648 | -0.0% |
| 1794 | 13,646 | -0.0% |
| 1795 | 13,645 | -0.0% |
| 1796 | 13,644 | -0.0% |
| 1797 | 13,642 | -0.0% |
| 1798 | 13,641 | -0.0% |
| 1799 | 13,640 | -0.0% |
| 1800 | 13,638 | -0.0% |
| 1801 | 13,636 | -0.0% |
| 1802 | 13,634 | -0.0% |
| 1803 | 13,633 | -0.0% |
| 1804 | 13,631 | -0.0% |
| 1805 | 13,629 | -0.0% |
| 1806 | 13,627 | -0.0% |
| 1807 | 13,625 | -0.0% |
| 1808 | 13,623 | -0.0% |
| 1809 | 13,621 | -0.0% |
| 1810 | 13,619 | -0.0% |
| 1811 | 13,623 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 13,628 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 13,632 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 13,636 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 13,640 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 13,645 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 13,649 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 13,653 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 13,658 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 13,662 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 13,665 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 13,669 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 13,672 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 13,676 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 13,680 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 13,683 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 13,687 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 13,690 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 13,694 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 13,697 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 13,700 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 13,703 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 13,706 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 13,708 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 13,711 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 13,714 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 13,717 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 13,719 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 13,722 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 13,725 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 13,727 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 13,729 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 13,731 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 13,732 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 13,734 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 13,736 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 13,738 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 13,740 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 13,742 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 13,744 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 13,744 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 13,746 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 13,746 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 13,748 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 13,748 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 13,749 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 13,750 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 13,751 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 13,752 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 13,753 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 13,769 | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 13,786 | +0.1% |
| 1863 | 13,802 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 13,818 | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 13,835 | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 13,851 | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 13,867 | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 13,883 | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 13,900 | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 13,916 | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 13,931 | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 13,946 | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 13,962 | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 13,977 | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 13,992 | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 14,008 | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 14,023 | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 14,038 | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 14,053 | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 14,068 | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 14,083 | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 14,097 | +0.1% |
| 1883 | 14,111 | +0.1% |
| 1884 | 14,125 | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 14,139 | +0.1% |
| 1886 | 14,154 | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 14,168 | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 14,182 | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 14,196 | +0.1% |
| 1890 | 14,210 | +0.1% |
| 1891 | 14,393 | +1.3% |
| 1892 | 14,577 | +1.3% |
| 1893 | 14,760 | +1.3% |
| 1894 | 14,943 | +1.2% |
| 1895 | 15,125 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | 15,307 | +1.2% |
| 1897 | 15,488 | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 15,669 | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 15,849 | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 16,029 | +1.1% |
| 1901 | 15,708 | -2.0% |
| 1902 | 15,384 | -2.1% |
| 1903 | 15,054 | -2.1% |
| 1904 | 14,721 | -2.2% |
| 1905 | 14,383 | -2.3% |
| 1906 | 14,042 | -2.4% |
| 1907 | 13,696 | -2.5% |
| 1908 | 13,346 | -2.6% |
| 1909 | 12,992 | -2.7% |
| 1910 | 12,634 | -2.8% |
| 1911 | 12,223 | -3.3% |
| 1912 | 11,811 | -3.4% |
| 1913 | 11,957 | +1.2% |
| 1914 | 12,377 | +3.5% |
| 1915 | 12,810 | +3.5% |
| 1916 | 13,259 | +3.5% |
| 1917 | 13,723 | +3.5% |
| 1918 | 14,202 | +3.5% |
| 1919 | 14,698 | +3.5% |
| 1920 | 15,210 | +3.5% |
| 1921 | 15,740 | +3.5% |
| 1922 | 16,287 | +3.5% |
| 1923 | 16,853 | +3.5% |
| 1924 | 17,438 | +3.5% |
| 1925 | 18,042 | +3.5% |
| 1926 | 18,667 | +3.5% |
| 1927 | 19,312 | +3.5% |
| 1928 | 19,978 | +3.5% |
| 1929 | 20,667 | +3.4% |
| 1930 | 21,379 | +3.4% |
| 1931 | 22,095 | +3.3% |
| 1932 | 22,853 | +3.4% |
| 1933 | 23,636 | +3.4% |
| 1934 | 24,445 | +3.4% |
| 1935 | 25,280 | +3.4% |
| 1936 | 26,142 | +3.4% |
| 1937 | 27,031 | +3.4% |
| 1938 | 27,950 | +3.4% |
| 1939 | 28,898 | +3.4% |
| 1940 | 29,876 | +3.4% |
| 1941 | 30,884 | +3.4% |
| 1942 | 31,925 | +3.4% |
| 1943 | 32,999 | +3.4% |
| 1944 | 34,106 | +3.4% |
| 1945 | 35,247 | +3.3% |
| 1946 | 36,424 | +3.3% |
| 1947 | 37,637 | +3.3% |
| 1948 | 38,887 | +3.3% |
| 1949 | 40,175 | +3.3% |
| 1950 | 47,036 | +17.1% |
| 1951 | 47,471 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 46,778 | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 49,636 | +6.1% |
| 1954 | 50,319 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 54,074 | +7.5% |
| 1956 | 49,189 | -9.0% |
| 1957 | 46,959 | -4.5% |
| 1958 | 46,490 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 47,819 | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 55,142 | +15.3% |
| 1961 | 70,707 | +28.2% |
| 1962 | 69,453 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 89,000 | +28.1% |
| 1964 | 72,715 | -18.3% |
| 1965 | 92,160 | +26.7% |
| 1966 | 149,721 | +62.5% |
| 1967 | 150,004 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 188,879 | +25.9% |
| 1969 | 298,368 | +58.0% |
| 1970 | 207,824 | -30.3% |
| 1971 | 161,138 | -22.5% |
| 1972 | 165,014 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 181,185 | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 185,358 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 211,100 | +13.9% |
| 1976 | 245,649 | +16.4% |
| 1977 | 269,510 | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 314,627 | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 328,732 | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 359,764 | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 354,278 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 380,575 | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 389,179 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 392,024 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 387,570 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 401,947 | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 383,256 | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 397,016 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 403,444 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 425,144 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 432,801 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 422,111 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 471,483 | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 570,727 | +21.0% |
| 1995 | 673,173 | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 715,772 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 653,896 | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 742,774 | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 825,447 | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 912,380 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 953,742 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.02 million | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 1.07 million | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.17 million | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 1.26 million | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 1.15 million | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 986,902 | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 1.18 million | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 1.13 million | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 889,239 | -19.5% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 1.22 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.14 million | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 958,310 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 916,175 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 867,096 | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 898,705 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 896,496 | -0.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 896,496 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286,757, 3.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 896,496 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 315,167, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change air pollutant emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +62.5% | 92,160 | 149,721 |
| 1969 | +58.0% | 188,879 | 298,368 |
| 2012 | +33.3% | 889,239 | 1.19 million |
| 1970 | -30.3% | 298,368 | 207,824 |
| 1961 | +28.2% | 55,142 | 70,707 |
| 1963 | +28.1% | 69,453 | 89,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 13,659 | 13,657 | 13,662 | 10 |
| 1760s | 13,663 | 13,662 | 13,663 | 10 |
| 1770s | 13,662 | 13,660 | 13,663 | 10 |
| 1780s | 13,656 | 13,653 | 13,660 | 10 |
| 1790s | 13,646 | 13,640 | 13,652 | 10 |
| 1800s | 13,630 | 13,621 | 13,638 | 10 |
| 1810s | 13,638 | 13,619 | 13,658 | 10 |
| 1820s | 13,678 | 13,662 | 13,694 | 10 |
| 1830s | 13,710 | 13,697 | 13,722 | 10 |
| 1840s | 13,733 | 13,725 | 13,742 | 10 |
| 1850s | 13,748 | 13,744 | 13,752 | 10 |
| 1860s | 13,826 | 13,753 | 13,900 | 10 |
| 1870s | 13,985 | 13,916 | 14,053 | 10 |
| 1880s | 14,132 | 14,068 | 14,196 | 10 |
| 1890s | 15,032 | 14,210 | 15,849 | 10 |
| 1900s | 14,536 | 12,992 | 16,029 | 10 |
| 1910s | 12,969 | 11,811 | 14,698 | 10 |
| 1920s | 17,819 | 15,210 | 20,667 | 10 |
| 1930s | 24,971 | 21,379 | 28,898 | 10 |
| 1940s | 34,816 | 29,876 | 40,175 | 10 |
| 1950s | 48,577 | 46,490 | 54,074 | 10 |
| 1960s | 123,615 | 55,142 | 298,368 | 10 |
| 1970s | 227,014 | 161,138 | 328,732 | 10 |
| 1980s | 384,905 | 354,278 | 403,444 | 10 |
| 1990s | 593,333 | 422,111 | 825,447 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 million | 912,380 | 1.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million | 889,239 | 1.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 887,432 | 867,096 | 898,705 | 3 |
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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 change air pollutant emissions in Libya?
- Change air pollutant emissions in Libya was 896,496 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest change air pollutant emissions recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,811 in 1912.
- How does Libya rank for change air pollutant emissions?
- Libya ranks 57th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is change air pollutant emissions rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change air pollutant emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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