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
Latest (2024)
-0.0%
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
152nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1996
All-time low
-0.0%
in 2005
Years of data
175
1850–2024
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.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | +126.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | +30.3% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | +11.6% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | +57.5% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | +18.8% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +11.5% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -23.7% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -17.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -7.8% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -27.8% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -23.9% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -19.1% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -17.7% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | -17.2% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -15.0% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -15.8% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -14.7% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -15.9% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | -16.9% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -39.4% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -39.7% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -46.8% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -70.1% |
| 1924 | -0.0% | -189.4% |
| 1925 | -0.0% | +172.5% |
| 1926 | -0.0% | +54.4% |
| 1927 | -0.0% | +30.6% |
| 1928 | -0.0% | +19.2% |
| 1929 | -0.0% | +13.7% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -3642.2% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +50.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +20.1% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | -24.9% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +12.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | +56.3% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -30.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -25.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -13.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -18.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -12.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -12.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -16.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -19.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +36.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -17.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -24.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +32.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -13.6% |
| 1991 | -0.0% | -112.9% |
| 1992 | -0.0% | +110.0% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -228.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +1957.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -96.0% |
| 1998 | -0.0% | -181.7% |
| 1999 | -0.0% | +85.2% |
| 2000 | -0.0% | +51.7% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | +28.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -136.2% |
| 2003 | -0.0% | -463.7% |
| 2004 | -0.0% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | -0.0% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | -0.0% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | -72.5% |
| 2009 | -0.0% | +265.5% |
| 2010 | -0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | -0.0% | -22.0% |
| 2012 | -0.0% | -26.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | +38.7% |
| 2014 | -0.0% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | -0.0% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | -0.0% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | -0.0% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | -0.0% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | -0.0% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -8.6% |
| 2024 | -0.0% | -5.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's -0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | +3642.2% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1995 | +1957.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2003 | -463.7% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -265.5% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | +228.4% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1924 | -189.4% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 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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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.