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
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.
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 |
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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 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.