Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Libya
Libya: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -203,718 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-203,718 tonnes
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
152nd
of 197 countries
All-time high
4.43 million tonnes
in 1960
All-time low
-748,262 tonnes
in 2003
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual 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 tonnes.
Analysis
Libya recorded -203,718 tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Libya peaked at 4.43 million tonnes in 1960 and was at its lowest, -748,262 tonnes, in 2003.
That places Libya 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 51,040 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 51,113 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 50,343 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1853 | 49,317 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1854 | 48,182 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1855 | 47,082 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1856 | 46,020 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1857 | 45,067 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1858 | 44,188 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1859 | 43,345 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1860 | 40,597 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1861 | 39,828 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1862 | 39,754 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 39,901 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 40,157 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 40,451 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1866 | 40,670 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 40,890 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 41,110 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1869 | 41,293 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 49,684 tonnes | +20.3% |
| 1871 | 54,337 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1872 | 57,342 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1873 | 59,430 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1874 | 61,006 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1875 | 62,251 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1876 | 63,277 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1877 | 64,157 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1878 | 64,926 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 65,586 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 149,674 tonnes | +128.2% |
| 1881 | 193,899 tonnes | +29.5% |
| 1882 | 221,122 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 1883 | 239,479 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1884 | 252,816 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1885 | 263,075 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1886 | 271,319 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1887 | 278,244 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1888 | 284,143 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1889 | 289,309 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1890 | 489,217 tonnes | +69.1% |
| 1891 | 594,008 tonnes | +21.4% |
| 1892 | 658,421 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1893 | 701,803 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1894 | 733,166 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1895 | 757,385 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1896 | 776,841 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1897 | 793,109 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1898 | 807,106 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1899 | 819,307 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1900 | 629,732 tonnes | -23.1% |
| 1901 | 535,420 tonnes | -15.0% |
| 1902 | 480,900 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1903 | 446,605 tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1904 | 423,448 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1905 | 406,777 tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1906 | 394,100 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1907 | 383,987 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1908 | 375,633 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1909 | 368,598 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1910 | 255,234 tonnes | -30.8% |
| 1911 | 192,836 tonnes | -24.4% |
| 1912 | 152,716 tonnes | -20.8% |
| 1913 | 124,429 tonnes | -18.5% |
| 1914 | 103,178 tonnes | -17.1% |
| 1915 | 86,360 tonnes | -16.3% |
| 1916 | 72,511 tonnes | -16.0% |
| 1917 | 60,749 tonnes | -16.2% |
| 1918 | 50,600 tonnes | -16.7% |
| 1919 | 41,733 tonnes | -17.5% |
| 1920 | 27,553 tonnes | -34.0% |
| 1921 | 17,331 tonnes | -37.1% |
| 1922 | 9,343 tonnes | -46.1% |
| 1923 | 2,858 tonnes | -69.4% |
| 1924 | -2,528 tonnes | -188.5% |
| 1925 | -7,072 tonnes | +179.7% |
| 1926 | -10,955 tonnes | +54.9% |
| 1927 | -14,326 tonnes | +30.8% |
| 1928 | -17,257 tonnes | +20.5% |
| 1929 | -19,822 tonnes | +14.9% |
| 1930 | 709,387 tonnes | -3678.8% |
| 1931 | 1.09 million tonnes | +53.1% |
| 1932 | 1.31 million tonnes | +21.0% |
| 1933 | 1.47 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1934 | 1.57 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1935 | 1.65 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1936 | 1.72 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1937 | 1.77 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1938 | 1.82 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1939 | 1.86 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1940 | 2.01 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1941 | 2.10 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1942 | 2.16 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1943 | 2.21 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1944 | 2.25 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1945 | 2.28 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1946 | 2.31 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1947 | 2.33 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1948 | 2.35 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1949 | 2.37 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 2.09 million tonnes | -12.1% |
| 1951 | 2.55 million tonnes | +22.1% |
| 1952 | 2.78 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1953 | 2.93 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1954 | 3.02 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1955 | 3.08 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 3.13 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 3.17 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 3.21 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 3.23 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 4.43 million tonnes | +36.9% |
| 1961 | 3.08 million tonnes | -30.4% |
| 1962 | 2.14 million tonnes | -30.7% |
| 1963 | 1.79 million tonnes | -16.0% |
| 1964 | 1.40 million tonnes | -22.2% |
| 1965 | 1.33 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 1.08 million tonnes | -18.5% |
| 1967 | 1.16 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 1.03 million tonnes | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 945,825 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 1.02 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 841,987 tonnes | -17.7% |
| 1972 | 878,297 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 751,047 tonnes | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 789,958 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 679,635 tonnes | -14.0% |
| 1976 | 728,440 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 772,554 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 615,808 tonnes | -20.3% |
| 1979 | 613,940 tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 603,937 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 646,110 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 833,304 tonnes | +29.0% |
| 1983 | 838,250 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 908,599 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 822,495 tonnes | -9.5% |
| 1986 | 697,332 tonnes | -15.2% |
| 1987 | 492,588 tonnes | -29.4% |
| 1988 | 518,273 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 666,262 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 1990 | 560,739 tonnes | -15.8% |
| 1991 | -70,752 tonnes | -112.6% |
| 1992 | -155,024 tonnes | +119.1% |
| 1993 | -138,463 tonnes | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 206,869 tonnes | -249.4% |
| 1995 | 4.01 million tonnes | +1836.8% |
| 1996 | 4.27 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 210,900 tonnes | -95.1% |
| 1998 | -145,974 tonnes | -169.2% |
| 1999 | -261,207 tonnes | +78.9% |
| 2000 | -371,163 tonnes | +42.1% |
| 2001 | -423,925 tonnes | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 171,255 tonnes | -140.4% |
| 2003 | -748,262 tonnes | -536.9% |
| 2004 | -590,564 tonnes | -21.1% |
| 2005 | -610,825 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2006 | -584,774 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2007 | -542,089 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2008 | -158,688 tonnes | -70.7% |
| 2009 | -636,950 tonnes | +301.4% |
| 2010 | -668,607 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2011 | -511,421 tonnes | -23.5% |
| 2012 | -391,792 tonnes | -23.4% |
| 2013 | -513,986 tonnes | +31.2% |
| 2014 | -490,023 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2015 | -442,318 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 2016 | -397,434 tonnes | -10.1% |
| 2017 | -380,506 tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2018 | -359,328 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2019 | -330,383 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 2020 | -298,689 tonnes | -9.6% |
| 2021 | -270,880 tonnes | -9.3% |
| 2022 | -247,247 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 2023 | -224,017 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 2024 | -203,718 tonnes | -9.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -203,718 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,429 tonnes. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's -203,718 tonnes is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 37,666 tonnes. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual 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 | +3678.8% | -19,822 tonnes | 709,387 tonnes |
| 1995 | +1836.8% | 206,869 tonnes | 4.01 million tonnes |
| 2003 | -536.9% | 171,255 tonnes | -748,262 tonnes |
| 2009 | -301.4% | -158,688 tonnes | -636,950 tonnes |
| 1994 | +249.4% | -138,463 tonnes | 206,869 tonnes |
| 1924 | -188.5% | 2,858 tonnes | -2,528 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 47,570 tonnes | 43,345 tonnes | 51,113 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 40,465 tonnes | 39,754 tonnes | 41,293 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 60,200 tonnes | 49,684 tonnes | 65,586 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 244,308 tonnes | 149,674 tonnes | 289,309 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 713,036 tonnes | 489,217 tonnes | 819,307 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 444,520 tonnes | 368,598 tonnes | 629,732 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 114,035 tonnes | 41,733 tonnes | 255,234 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | -1,488 tonnes | -19,822 tonnes | 27,553 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.50 million tonnes | 709,387 tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.24 million tonnes | 2.01 million tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.92 million tonnes | 2.09 million tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.84 million tonnes | 945,825 tonnes | 4.43 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 769,415 tonnes | 613,940 tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 702,715 tonnes | 492,588 tonnes | 908,599 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 848,362 tonnes | -261,207 tonnes | 4.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -449,598 tonnes | -748,262 tonnes | 171,255 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -448,580 tonnes | -668,607 tonnes | -330,383 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -248,910 tonnes | -298,689 tonnes | -203,718 tonnes | 5 |
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- 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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Libya?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Libya was -203,718 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 million tonnes in 1960.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -748,262 tonnes in 2003.
- How does Libya rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Libya ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. 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 Annual 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 in tonnes.