Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions in Libya
Libya: Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions was 65.26 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions in Libya, 1965–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Libya recorded 65.26 million tonnes for kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Libya peaked at 73.78 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million tonnes, in 1965.
Libya ranks 51st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.55 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 35.52 million tonnes | 5 |
| 1970s | 18.98 million tonnes | 9.34 million tonnes | 32.31 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.49 million tonnes | 26.78 million tonnes | 37.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.85 million tonnes | 36.51 million tonnes | 54.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.44 million tonnes | 44.39 million tonnes | 56.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.57 million tonnes | 51.34 million tonnes | 73.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.18 million tonnes | 36.11 million tonnes | 65.26 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Libya?
- Kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions in Libya was 65.26 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 73.78 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million tonnes in 1965.
- How does Libya rank for kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions?
- Libya ranks 51st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kaya identity: drivers of co₂ emissions rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Kaya identity: drivers of CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.