Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Libya
Libya: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Libya, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
The figure is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 54.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Libya peaked at 2.82 kilograms per international-$ in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.1347 kilograms per international-$, in 1964.
That places Libya 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3126 kilograms per international-$ | 0.232 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4733 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.02 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1347 kilograms per international-$ | 2.82 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.11 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5502 kilograms per international-$ | 2.45 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9995 kilograms per international-$ | 1.98 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 kilograms per international-$ | 1.11 kilograms per international-$ | 1.79 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6516 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3118 kilograms per international-$ | 1.07 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5521 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3154 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7319 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5412 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4418 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9995 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 4 Mongolia 0.9026 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 5 Venezuela 0.7244 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 7 Bahrain 0.6436 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 8 Syria 0.6002 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 9 South Africa 0.5926 kilograms per international-$ 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 intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Libya?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Libya was 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 kilograms per international-$ in 1969.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1347 kilograms per international-$ in 1964.
- How does Libya rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Libya ranks 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).