Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Libya
Libya: Farm gate — Emissions per capita was 0.6 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Libya, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.6 t CO2eq/cap for farm gate — emissions per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per capita in Libya peaked at 0.89 t CO2eq/cap in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.55 t CO2eq/cap, in 2001.
That places Libya 138th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.57 t CO2eq/cap | -18.6% |
| 2001 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | +43.5% |
| 2006 | 0.83 t CO2eq/cap | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.81 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.66 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.6 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.71 t CO2eq/cap, 85% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.6 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.34 t CO2eq/cap, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Farm gate — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +43.5% | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.701 t CO2eq/cap | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.684 t CO2eq/cap | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.649 t CO2eq/cap | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.605 t CO2eq/cap | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 0.61 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 135 Guatemala 0.62 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 135 Caribbean 0.62 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 137 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.61 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 139 Bhutan 0.59 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 139 Philippines 0.59 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 141 North Macedonia 0.57 t CO2eq/cap compare
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 farm gate — emissions per capita in Libya?
- Farm gate — emissions per capita in Libya was 0.6 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.89 t CO2eq/cap in 2005.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.55 t CO2eq/cap in 2001.
- How does Libya rank for farm gate — emissions per capita?
- Libya ranks 138th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Farm gate — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.