Co2 land use per capita in Libya
Libya: Co2 land use per capita was -0.0276 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.0276
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
136th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2.97
in 1960
All-time low
-0.1332
in 2003
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Libya, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 land use per capita in Libya is -0.0276, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Libya peaked at 2.97 in 1960 and was at its lowest, -0.1332, 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.
Co2 land use per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1886 | — |
| 1851 | 0.1877 | -0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.1836 | -2.1% |
| 1853 | 0.1778 | -3.2% |
| 1854 | 0.1718 | -3.4% |
| 1855 | 0.1659 | -3.4% |
| 1856 | 0.1603 | -3.4% |
| 1857 | 0.1552 | -3.2% |
| 1858 | 0.1505 | -3.1% |
| 1859 | 0.1459 | -3.0% |
| 1860 | 0.1351 | -7.4% |
| 1861 | 0.131 | -3.0% |
| 1862 | 0.1293 | -1.3% |
| 1863 | 0.1283 | -0.8% |
| 1864 | 0.1276 | -0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.1271 | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.1263 | -0.6% |
| 1867 | 0.1256 | -0.6% |
| 1868 | 0.1248 | -0.6% |
| 1869 | 0.1239 | -0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.1474 | +18.9% |
| 1871 | 0.1594 | +8.1% |
| 1872 | 0.1663 | +4.3% |
| 1873 | 0.1704 | +2.5% |
| 1874 | 0.1729 | +1.5% |
| 1875 | 0.1744 | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 0.1753 | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.1757 | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 0.1758 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.1754 | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.3952 | +125.3% |
| 1881 | 0.505 | +27.8% |
| 1882 | 0.5678 | +12.4% |
| 1883 | 0.6058 | +6.7% |
| 1884 | 0.63 | +4.0% |
| 1885 | 0.6459 | +2.5% |
| 1886 | 0.6562 | +1.6% |
| 1887 | 0.663 | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 0.667 | +0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.669 | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 1.11 | +66.5% |
| 1891 | 1.33 | +19.5% |
| 1892 | 1.45 | +9.1% |
| 1893 | 1.52 | +4.9% |
| 1894 | 1.57 | +2.8% |
| 1895 | 1.59 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | 1.61 | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 1.62 | +0.5% |
| 1898 | 1.62 | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 1.62 | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 1.22 | -24.3% |
| 1901 | 1.02 | -16.3% |
| 1902 | 0.9064 | -11.6% |
| 1903 | 0.829 | -8.5% |
| 1904 | 0.7741 | -6.6% |
| 1905 | 0.7324 | -5.4% |
| 1906 | 0.6988 | -4.6% |
| 1907 | 0.6705 | -4.0% |
| 1908 | 0.646 | -3.7% |
| 1909 | 0.6246 | -3.3% |
| 1910 | 0.4263 | -31.7% |
| 1911 | 0.3177 | -25.5% |
| 1912 | 0.2482 | -21.9% |
| 1913 | 0.1996 | -19.6% |
| 1914 | 0.1634 | -18.1% |
| 1915 | 0.135 | -17.4% |
| 1916 | 0.1119 | -17.1% |
| 1917 | 0.0926 | -17.3% |
| 1918 | 0.0762 | -17.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0621 | -18.5% |
| 1920 | 0.0406 | -34.7% |
| 1921 | 0.0252 | -37.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0134 | -46.7% |
| 1923 | 0.0041 | -69.7% |
| 1924 | -0.0036 | -187.5% |
| 1925 | -0.0098 | +176.6% |
| 1926 | -0.0151 | +53.2% |
| 1927 | -0.0195 | +29.3% |
| 1928 | -0.0232 | +19.1% |
| 1929 | -0.0264 | +13.5% |
| 1930 | 0.9328 | -3635.7% |
| 1931 | 1.41 | +51.2% |
| 1932 | 1.68 | +19.4% |
| 1933 | 1.85 | +10.0% |
| 1934 | 1.96 | +5.9% |
| 1935 | 2.04 | +3.8% |
| 1936 | 2.09 | +2.5% |
| 1937 | 2.12 | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 2.15 | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 2.16 | +0.6% |
| 1940 | 2.29 | +6.0% |
| 1941 | 2.34 | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 2.36 | +0.6% |
| 1943 | 2.35 | -0.4% |
| 1944 | 2.33 | -0.9% |
| 1945 | 2.3 | -1.2% |
| 1946 | 2.27 | -1.4% |
| 1947 | 2.23 | -1.6% |
| 1948 | 2.19 | -1.7% |
| 1949 | 2.16 | -1.8% |
| 1950 | 1.84 | -14.5% |
| 1951 | 2.22 | +20.6% |
| 1952 | 2.4 | +7.7% |
| 1953 | 2.47 | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 2.5 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 2.48 | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 2.44 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 2.39 | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 2.32 | -2.7% |
| 1959 | 2.26 | -3.0% |
| 1960 | 2.97 | +31.5% |
| 1961 | 1.98 | -33.2% |
| 1962 | 1.32 | -33.5% |
| 1963 | 1.06 | -19.4% |
| 1964 | 0.796 | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7359 | -7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.5854 | -20.4% |
| 1967 | 0.613 | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5275 | -13.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4696 | -11.0% |
| 1970 | 0.491 | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.391 | -20.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3945 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3245 | -17.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3248 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2643 | -18.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2677 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2681 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2017 | -24.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1898 | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1764 | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1784 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2237 | +25.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2254 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2408 | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.211 | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1736 | -17.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1193 | -31.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1223 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1534 | +25.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1261 | -17.8% |
| 1991 | -0.0156 | -112.3% |
| 1992 | -0.0334 | +114.6% |
| 1993 | -0.0293 | -12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0429 | -246.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8165 | +1803.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8561 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0416 | -95.1% |
| 1998 | -0.0284 | -168.2% |
| 1999 | -0.0501 | +76.3% |
| 2000 | -0.07 | +39.8% |
| 2001 | -0.0785 | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0311 | -139.6% |
| 2003 | -0.1332 | -528.3% |
| 2004 | -0.1029 | -22.7% |
| 2005 | -0.1043 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | -0.0978 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | -0.0888 | -9.2% |
| 2008 | -0.0254 | -71.3% |
| 2009 | -0.1 | +293.1% |
| 2010 | -0.1029 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | -0.0806 | -21.6% |
| 2012 | -0.0634 | -21.4% |
| 2013 | -0.0815 | +28.6% |
| 2014 | -0.0762 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | -0.0677 | -11.2% |
| 2016 | -0.0599 | -11.5% |
| 2017 | -0.0565 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | -0.0525 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | -0.0475 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | -0.0424 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | -0.038 | -10.5% |
| 2022 | -0.0342 | -9.8% |
| 2023 | -0.0307 | -10.4% |
| 2024 | -0.0276 | -10.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -0.0276 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's -0.0276 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0069. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use 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 | 0.9328 |
| 1995 | +1803.3% | 0.0429 | 0.8165 |
| 2003 | -528.3% | 0.0311 | -0.1332 |
| 2009 | -293.1% | -0.0254 | -0.1 |
| 1994 | +246.6% | -0.0293 | 0.0429 |
| 1924 | -187.5% | 0.0041 | -0.0036 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1687 | 0.1459 | 0.1886 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1279 | 0.1239 | 0.1351 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1693 | 0.1474 | 0.1758 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6005 | 0.3952 | 0.669 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.5 | 1.11 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8131 | 0.6246 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1833 | 0.0621 | 0.4263 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.0014 | -0.0264 | 0.0406 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.84 | 0.9328 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.28 | 2.16 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.33 | 1.84 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.11 | 0.4696 | 2.97 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3117 | 0.1898 | 0.491 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1824 | 0.1193 | 0.2408 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1727 | -0.0501 | 0.8561 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.077 | -0.1332 | 0.0311 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0689 | -0.1029 | -0.0475 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0346 | -0.0424 | -0.0276 | 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 co2 land use per capita in Libya?
- Co2 land use per capita in Libya was -0.0276 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 in 1960.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1332 in 2003.
- How does Libya rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Libya ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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