Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Libya
Libya: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
116th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1976
All-time low
0.246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2001
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Libya, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Libya stood at 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2001.
Libya ranks 116th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.8% |
| 1976 | 0.357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 94% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 113 Malawi 0.2573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 114 Israel 0.2556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 115 Montenegro 0.2553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 117 North Macedonia 0.2508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 118 Indonesia 0.2504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 119 Kuwait 0.2502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Libya?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Libya was 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2001.
- How does Libya rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Libya ranks 116th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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 Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.