Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Libya
Libya: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Libya, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Libya stood at -0.0%.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Libya peaked at 0.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2005.
Libya ranks 152nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 5 |
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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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Libya?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Libya was -0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2005.
- How does Libya rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Libya ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.