Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Libya
Libya: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was -0.0276 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.0276 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
136th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.97 tonnes per person
in 1960
All-time low
-0.1332 tonnes per person
in 2003
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Libya, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Libya is -0.0276 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Libya peaked at 2.97 tonnes per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, -0.1332 tonnes per person, in 2003.
That places Libya 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1886 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1877 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.1836 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1853 | 0.1778 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1854 | 0.1718 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1855 | 0.1659 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1856 | 0.1603 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1857 | 0.1552 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1858 | 0.1505 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1859 | 0.1459 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1860 | 0.1351 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1861 | 0.131 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1862 | 0.1293 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1863 | 0.1283 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1864 | 0.1276 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.1271 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.1263 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1867 | 0.1256 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1868 | 0.1248 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1869 | 0.1239 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.1474 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1871 | 0.1594 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1872 | 0.1663 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1873 | 0.1704 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1874 | 0.1729 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1875 | 0.1744 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 0.1753 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.1757 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.1758 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.1754 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.3952 tonnes per person | +125.3% |
| 1881 | 0.505 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 1882 | 0.5678 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1883 | 0.6058 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1884 | 0.63 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1885 | 0.6459 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1886 | 0.6562 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1887 | 0.663 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 0.667 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.669 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 1.11 tonnes per person | +66.5% |
| 1891 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1892 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1893 | 1.52 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1894 | 1.57 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1895 | 1.59 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1896 | 1.61 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 1.62 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 1.62 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 1.62 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -24.3% |
| 1901 | 1.02 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1902 | 0.9064 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1903 | 0.829 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1904 | 0.7741 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1905 | 0.7324 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1906 | 0.6988 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1907 | 0.6705 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1908 | 0.646 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1909 | 0.6246 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1910 | 0.4263 tonnes per person | -31.7% |
| 1911 | 0.3177 tonnes per person | -25.5% |
| 1912 | 0.2482 tonnes per person | -21.9% |
| 1913 | 0.1996 tonnes per person | -19.6% |
| 1914 | 0.1634 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 1915 | 0.135 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 1916 | 0.1119 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1917 | 0.0926 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1918 | 0.0762 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0621 tonnes per person | -18.5% |
| 1920 | 0.0406 tonnes per person | -34.7% |
| 1921 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | -37.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | -46.7% |
| 1923 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -69.7% |
| 1924 | -0.0036 tonnes per person | -187.5% |
| 1925 | -0.0098 tonnes per person | +176.6% |
| 1926 | -0.0151 tonnes per person | +53.2% |
| 1927 | -0.0195 tonnes per person | +29.3% |
| 1928 | -0.0232 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 1929 | -0.0264 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1930 | 0.9328 tonnes per person | -3635.7% |
| 1931 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +51.2% |
| 1932 | 1.68 tonnes per person | +19.4% |
| 1933 | 1.85 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1934 | 1.96 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1935 | 2.04 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1936 | 2.09 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1937 | 2.12 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 2.15 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 2.16 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1940 | 2.29 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1941 | 2.34 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 2.36 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1943 | 2.35 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1944 | 2.33 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1945 | 2.3 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1946 | 2.27 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1947 | 2.23 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1948 | 2.19 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1949 | 2.16 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1950 | 1.84 tonnes per person | -14.5% |
| 1951 | 2.22 tonnes per person | +20.6% |
| 1952 | 2.4 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1953 | 2.47 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 2.5 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 2.48 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 2.44 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 2.39 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 2.32 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 2.26 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 2.97 tonnes per person | +31.5% |
| 1961 | 1.98 tonnes per person | -33.2% |
| 1962 | 1.32 tonnes per person | -33.5% |
| 1963 | 1.06 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
| 1964 | 0.796 tonnes per person | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7359 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5854 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1967 | 0.613 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5275 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4696 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1970 | 0.491 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.391 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3945 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3245 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3248 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2643 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2677 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2681 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2017 tonnes per person | -24.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1898 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1764 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1784 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2237 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2254 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2408 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.211 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1736 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1193 tonnes per person | -31.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1223 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1534 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1261 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 1991 | -0.0156 tonnes per person | -112.3% |
| 1992 | -0.0334 tonnes per person | +114.6% |
| 1993 | -0.0293 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0429 tonnes per person | -246.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8165 tonnes per person | +1803.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8561 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0416 tonnes per person | -95.1% |
| 1998 | -0.0284 tonnes per person | -168.2% |
| 1999 | -0.0501 tonnes per person | +76.3% |
| 2000 | -0.07 tonnes per person | +39.8% |
| 2001 | -0.0785 tonnes per person | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0311 tonnes per person | -139.6% |
| 2003 | -0.1332 tonnes per person | -528.3% |
| 2004 | -0.1029 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 2005 | -0.1043 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | -0.0978 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | -0.0888 tonnes per person | -9.2% |
| 2008 | -0.0254 tonnes per person | -71.3% |
| 2009 | -0.1 tonnes per person | +293.1% |
| 2010 | -0.1029 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | -0.0806 tonnes per person | -21.6% |
| 2012 | -0.0634 tonnes per person | -21.4% |
| 2013 | -0.0815 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 2014 | -0.0762 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2015 | -0.0677 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 2016 | -0.0599 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 2017 | -0.0565 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2018 | -0.0525 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2019 | -0.0475 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2020 | -0.0424 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2021 | -0.038 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 2022 | -0.0342 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 2023 | -0.0307 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 2024 | -0.0276 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -0.0276 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's -0.0276 tonnes per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0069 tonnes per person. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 | +3635.7% | -0.0264 tonnes per person | 0.9328 tonnes per person |
| 1995 | +1803.3% | 0.0429 tonnes per person | 0.8165 tonnes per person |
| 2003 | -528.3% | 0.0311 tonnes per person | -0.1332 tonnes per person |
| 2009 | -293.1% | -0.0254 tonnes per person | -0.1 tonnes per person |
| 1994 | +246.6% | -0.0293 tonnes per person | 0.0429 tonnes per person |
| 1924 | -187.5% | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -0.0036 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1687 tonnes per person | 0.1459 tonnes per person | 0.1886 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1279 tonnes per person | 0.1239 tonnes per person | 0.1351 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1693 tonnes per person | 0.1474 tonnes per person | 0.1758 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6005 tonnes per person | 0.3952 tonnes per person | 0.669 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.5 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8131 tonnes per person | 0.6246 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1833 tonnes per person | 0.0621 tonnes per person | 0.4263 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.0014 tonnes per person | -0.0264 tonnes per person | 0.0406 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.84 tonnes per person | 0.9328 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.28 tonnes per person | 2.16 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.33 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | 2.5 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 0.4696 tonnes per person | 2.97 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3117 tonnes per person | 0.1898 tonnes per person | 0.491 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1824 tonnes per person | 0.1193 tonnes per person | 0.2408 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1727 tonnes per person | -0.0501 tonnes per person | 0.8561 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.077 tonnes per person | -0.1332 tonnes per person | 0.0311 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0689 tonnes per person | -0.1029 tonnes per person | -0.0475 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0346 tonnes per person | -0.0424 tonnes per person | -0.0276 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Libya?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Libya was -0.0276 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 tonnes per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1332 tonnes per person in 2003.
- How does Libya rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Libya ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.8%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.