Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Libya
Libya: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 8.81 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.81 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
31st
of 194 countries
All-time high
18.1 tonnes per person
in 1969
All-time low
1.17 tonnes per person
in 1964
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Libya, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Libya stood at 8.81 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Libya peaked at 18.1 tonnes per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 1.17 tonnes per person, in 1964.
That places Libya 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.97 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 2.37 tonnes per person | +20.3% |
| 1952 | 2.54 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1953 | 2.68 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1954 | 2.74 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 2.83 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1956 | 2.7 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1957 | 2.62 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 2.58 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 2.56 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 3.43 tonnes per person | +34.1% |
| 1961 | 2.75 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1962 | 1.96 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 1963 | 1.93 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 1.17 tonnes per person | -39.0% |
| 1965 | 1.3 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 2.01 tonnes per person | +54.5% |
| 1967 | 10.35 tonnes per person | +416.1% |
| 1968 | 15.95 tonnes per person | +54.0% |
| 1969 | 18.1 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1970 | 16 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 10.43 tonnes per person | -34.8% |
| 1972 | 7.23 tonnes per person | -30.7% |
| 1973 | 6.62 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 4.16 tonnes per person | -37.1% |
| 1975 | 4.76 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1976 | 6.84 tonnes per person | +43.6% |
| 1977 | 7.28 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 7.13 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 8.21 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 8 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 8.09 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 8.43 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 8.33 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 7.73 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 8.16 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 8.61 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 7.95 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 8.66 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 8.69 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 8.34 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 9.36 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1992 | 7.95 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 8.15 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 10.69 tonnes per person | +31.2% |
| 1995 | 11.94 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 11.67 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 10.27 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 10.02 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 9.58 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 9.97 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 9.75 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 9.57 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 9.74 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 9.81 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 9.45 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 8.51 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 7.18 tonnes per person | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 7.95 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 8.01 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 9 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 8.36 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 9.91 tonnes per person | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 8.06 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 10.56 tonnes per person | +31.0% |
| 2015 | 9.25 tonnes per person | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 8.59 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 9.9 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 9.09 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 10.57 tonnes per person | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 5.08 tonnes per person | -51.9% |
| 2021 | 7.85 tonnes per person | +54.5% |
| 2022 | 8.13 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 8.76 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 8.81 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 8.81 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.36 tonnes per person, 2.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 8.81 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.08 tonnes per person, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +416.1% | 2.01 tonnes per person | 10.35 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.56 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 2.83 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.9 tonnes per person | 1.17 tonnes per person | 18.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.87 tonnes per person | 4.16 tonnes per person | 16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.27 tonnes per person | 7.73 tonnes per person | 8.69 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.8 tonnes per person | 7.95 tonnes per person | 11.94 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.99 tonnes per person | 7.18 tonnes per person | 9.97 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.33 tonnes per person | 8.06 tonnes per person | 10.57 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.73 tonnes per person | 5.08 tonnes per person | 8.81 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Libya?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Libya was 8.81 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1 tonnes per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 tonnes per person in 1964.
- How does Libya rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Libya ranks 31st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.