IPPU — Emissions per capita in Libya
Libya: IPPU — Emissions per capita was 0.97 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Libya, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ippu — emissions per capita in Libya is 0.97 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ippu — emissions per capita in Libya peaked at 1.11 t CO2eq/cap in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.56 t CO2eq/cap, in 1993.
That places Libya 33rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
IPPU — Emissions per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.64 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | +42.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.85 t CO2eq/cap | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.95 t CO2eq/cap | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.02 t CO2eq/cap | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1 t CO2eq/cap | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 1.06 t CO2eq/cap | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1 t CO2eq/cap | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1 t CO2eq/cap | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.11 t CO2eq/cap | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.82 t CO2eq/cap | -26.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8 t CO2eq/cap | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | +58.1% |
| 2015 | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.91 t CO2eq/cap | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.89 t CO2eq/cap | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.93 t CO2eq/cap | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap | +4.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.97 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.33 t CO2eq/cap, 2.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.97 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.51 t CO2eq/cap, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IPPU — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +58.1% | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.98 t CO2eq/cap | 0.84 t CO2eq/cap | 1.1 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.881 t CO2eq/cap | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | 1.11 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9125 t CO2eq/cap | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap | 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 ippu — emissions per capita in Libya?
- Ippu — emissions per capita in Libya was 0.97 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 t CO2eq/cap in 2010.
- What is the lowest ippu — emissions per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.56 t CO2eq/cap in 1993.
- How does Libya rank for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Libya ranks 33rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ippu — emissions per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPPU — 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.