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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per unit of GDP in Libya

Libya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per unit of GDP was 0.0107 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0107 tonnes per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
1st
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.0229 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 1971
All-time low
0.0045 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2008
Years of data
58
1967–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per unit of GDP in Libya, 1967–2024

0.0050.010.0150.020.025196719952024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Libya recorded 0.0107 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per unit of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per unit of gdp in Libya peaked at 0.0229 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2008.

Libya ranks 1st of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per unit of GDP in Libya, year by year

Year tonnes per US$ of GDP Change
1967 0.0059 tonnes per US$ of GDP —
1968 0.0112 tonnes per US$ of GDP +90.6%
1969 0.0165 tonnes per US$ of GDP +47.0%
1970 0.0221 tonnes per US$ of GDP +34.0%
1971 0.0229 tonnes per US$ of GDP +3.8%
1972 0.021 tonnes per US$ of GDP -8.2%
1973 0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP -21.3%
1974 0.0097 tonnes per US$ of GDP -41.2%
1975 0.0104 tonnes per US$ of GDP +6.8%
1976 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP -18.9%
1977 0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP -10.5%
1978 0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP +6.2%
1979 0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP -23.8%
1980 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP -21.9%
1981 0.0055 tonnes per US$ of GDP +15.2%
1982 0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP +10.8%
1983 0.0063 tonnes per US$ of GDP +3.5%
1984 0.0072 tonnes per US$ of GDP +13.9%
1985 0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP -5.8%
1986 0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP +34.4%
1987 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP -7.7%
1988 0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP +12.3%
1989 0.0093 tonnes per US$ of GDP -1.5%
1990 0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP -10.3%
1991 0.0077 tonnes per US$ of GDP -7.0%
1992 0.0074 tonnes per US$ of GDP -4.1%
1993 0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP +12.0%
1994 0.0093 tonnes per US$ of GDP +11.8%
1995 0.0109 tonnes per US$ of GDP +17.2%
1996 0.0104 tonnes per US$ of GDP -4.1%
1997 0.0098 tonnes per US$ of GDP -6.1%
1998 0.0113 tonnes per US$ of GDP +15.8%
1999 0.0088 tonnes per US$ of GDP -22.3%
2000 0.0085 tonnes per US$ of GDP -3.5%
2001 0.0097 tonnes per US$ of GDP +14.7%
2002 0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP +70.0%
2003 0.0133 tonnes per US$ of GDP -20.0%
2004 0.0107 tonnes per US$ of GDP -18.9%
2005 0.0077 tonnes per US$ of GDP -28.3%
2006 0.0062 tonnes per US$ of GDP -19.5%
2007 0.0056 tonnes per US$ of GDP -10.0%
2008 0.0045 tonnes per US$ of GDP -20.0%
2009 0.0065 tonnes per US$ of GDP +45.0%
2010 0.0053 tonnes per US$ of GDP -17.9%
2011 0.0085 tonnes per US$ of GDP +60.1%
2012 0.0046 tonnes per US$ of GDP -46.5%
2013 0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP +25.1%
2014 0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP +33.0%
2015 0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP +19.1%
2016 0.0089 tonnes per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2017 0.0067 tonnes per US$ of GDP -24.4%
2018 0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP -10.7%
2019 0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP +13.0%
2020 0.0101 tonnes per US$ of GDP +49.3%
2021 0.0138 tonnes per US$ of GDP +36.2%
2022 0.0115 tonnes per US$ of GDP -16.9%
2023 0.0116 tonnes per US$ of GDP +0.8%
2024 0.0107 tonnes per US$ of GDP -7.1%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 0.0107 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1161.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 0.0107 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 28.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0112 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0059 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0165 tonnes per US$ of GDP 3
1970s 0.0133 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0229 tonnes per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.0073 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0094 tonnes per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0092 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0074 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0113 tonnes per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0089 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0045 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0166 tonnes per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0046 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0115 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0101 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0138 tonnes per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 2 Venezuela 0.0102 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 3 Gabon 0.0082 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 4 Nigeria 0.0062 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per unit of gdp in Libya?
Cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per unit of gdp in Libya was 0.0107 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per unit of gdp recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 0.0229 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1971.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per unit of gdp recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2008.
How does Libya rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per unit of gdp?
Libya ranks 1st out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
202 places, 7,576 data points, 1960–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.