Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Libya
Libya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 1.36 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Libya, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1.36 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Libya peaked at 1.36 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 128,240 tonnes, in 1950.
That places Libya 60th out of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.05 million tonnes | 128,240 tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.53 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | 22.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.98 million tonnes | 25.34 million tonnes | 88.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 191.80 million tonnes | 102.74 million tonnes | 281.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 423.88 million tonnes | 300.38 million tonnes | 561.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 745.81 million tonnes | 595.38 million tonnes | 886.87 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 billion tonnes | 922.99 million tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 billion tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for Libya
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 7.46 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 6.56 million (2025)
- Urban population 87.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 8.84 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 2.49 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 8.84 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 8.84 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Libya?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Libya was 1.36 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,240 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Libya rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Libya ranks 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.