Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Libya
Libya: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 1.12 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Libya, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1.12 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Libya peaked at 1.73 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.12 kt, in 2021.
Libya ranks 110th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Libya, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.56 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.59 kt | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.58 kt | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.59 kt | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.62 kt | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.69 kt | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 1.42 kt | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 1.54 kt | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 1.73 kt | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 1.63 kt | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.28 kt | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 1.26 kt | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.34 kt | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.35 kt | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.36 kt | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.36 kt | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.35 kt | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.44 kt | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.43 kt | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.43 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.45 kt | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.46 kt | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.46 kt | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.47 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.19 kt | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 1.19 kt | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.2 kt | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.2 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.21 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.21 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.21 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.12 kt | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.12 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.12 kt | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.12 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2 kt, 56% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.12 kt is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.79 kt, 63% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6 kt | 1.42 kt | 1.73 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 kt | 1.26 kt | 1.44 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 kt | 1.19 kt | 1.47 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 kt | 1.12 kt | 1.21 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 industrial wastewater — emissions in Libya?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Libya was 1.12 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 kt in 2021.
- How does Libya rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Libya ranks 110th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.