Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Libya
Libya: Methane emissions, per square kilometre was 16.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
187th
of 195 countries
All-time high
76.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 1969
All-time low
7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Libya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, methane emissions, per square kilometre in Libya stood at 16.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per square kilometre in Libya peaked at 76.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, in 2016.
Libya ranks 187th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 18.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1963 | 25.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1964 | 11.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -55.1% |
| 1965 | 15.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 1966 | 38.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +141.5% |
| 1967 | 33.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1968 | 38.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1969 | 76.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +100.2% |
| 1970 | 54.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 1971 | 54.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 45.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1973 | 44.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 31.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1975 | 30.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 40.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1977 | 42.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 40.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 43.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 38.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1981 | 25.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 1982 | 25.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 24.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 24.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 23.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 23.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 21.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 25.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1989 | 25.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 30.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 28.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 24.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 21.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 27.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1995 | 29.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 30.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 25.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 23.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 21.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 23.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 21.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 20.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 23.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 23.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 24.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 23.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 22.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 22.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 20.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 22.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 8.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -61.2% |
| 2012 | 18.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +120.1% |
| 2013 | 13.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2014 | 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 2015 | 7.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 12.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +70.5% |
| 2018 | 14.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 16.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -54.1% |
| 2021 | 16.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +113.9% |
| 2022 | 14.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 15.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 16.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 16.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 16.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 86.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +141.5% | 15.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 38.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +120.1% | 8.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 18.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +113.9% | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 16.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre |
| 1969 | +100.2% | 38.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 76.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 11.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 76.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 30.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 54.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 21.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 38.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 21.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 30.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 20.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 24.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 22.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 16.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 184 Guyana 18.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 185 Botswana 18.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 186 Australia 17.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 188 Canada 13.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 189 Solomon Islands 10.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 190 Mauritania 8.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre 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 methane emissions, per square kilometre in Libya?
- Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Libya was 16.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 76.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 1969.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Libya rank for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Libya ranks 187th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. 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 Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.