Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Libya
Libya: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions was 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 197 countries
All-time high
83.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1969
All-time low
0.2539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1930
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Libya, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Libya recorded 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Libya peaked at 83.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.2539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1930.
Libya ranks 17th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.4426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.4412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.4375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1854 | 0.4338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1855 | 0.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1856 | 0.4263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1857 | 0.4225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1858 | 0.4187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1859 | 0.4149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1860 | 0.4109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1861 | 0.4074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1862 | 0.4039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1863 | 0.4003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1864 | 0.3968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1865 | 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1866 | 0.3899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1867 | 0.3865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1868 | 0.3831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1869 | 0.3798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1870 | 0.3765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1871 | 0.3737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1872 | 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1873 | 0.3699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.3687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1875 | 0.3677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1876 | 0.3667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.3655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1878 | 0.3641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.3591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1881 | 0.3556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1882 | 0.3518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1883 | 0.3478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1884 | 0.3437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1885 | 0.3397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1886 | 0.3357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1887 | 0.3317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1888 | 0.3278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1889 | 0.3239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1890 | 0.3204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1891 | 0.3194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1892 | 0.3182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1894 | 0.3158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.3146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.3133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 0.3121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1898 | 0.3108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1899 | 0.3095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.3083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1901 | 0.3047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1902 | 0.3012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1903 | 0.2979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1904 | 0.2946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1905 | 0.2914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1906 | 0.2883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 0.2851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1908 | 0.282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1909 | 0.279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1910 | 0.2761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1911 | 0.2725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1912 | 0.269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1913 | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1914 | 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1915 | 0.2646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1916 | 0.2633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 0.2621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1918 | 0.2613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1919 | 0.2605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1921 | 0.2591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1922 | 0.2584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1923 | 0.2579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1924 | 0.2573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 0.2567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 0.2562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 0.2557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1928 | 0.2552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.2546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.2539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 0.2565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1932 | 0.259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1933 | 0.2613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 0.2636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1936 | 0.268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1937 | 0.2702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1938 | 0.2724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1939 | 0.274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1940 | 0.2748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1941 | 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1942 | 0.2784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1943 | 0.2803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1944 | 0.2826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1945 | 0.2852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 0.2877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 0.2899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 0.2916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1949 | 0.2927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1950 | 6.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1963.2% |
| 1951 | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.3% |
| 1952 | 6.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.6% |
| 1953 | 9.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +42.9% |
| 1954 | 8.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 8.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1956 | 8.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1957 | 7.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.6% |
| 1958 | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 9.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +25.6% |
| 1960 | 14.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +57.6% |
| 1961 | 24.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +64.8% |
| 1962 | 20.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.0% |
| 1963 | 26.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.4% |
| 1964 | 11.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -57.6% |
| 1965 | 15.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +39.1% |
| 1966 | 37.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +140.2% |
| 1967 | 40.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 49.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.8% |
| 1969 | 83.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +69.9% |
| 1970 | 61.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -26.6% |
| 1971 | 54.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.3% |
| 1972 | 42.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.4% |
| 1973 | 39.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 26.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -33.5% |
| 1975 | 25.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 32.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.4% |
| 1977 | 32.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 30.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 31.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 27.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 19.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -26.8% |
| 1982 | 19.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 19.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 18.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 18.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 18.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 16.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 18.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 18.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 19.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 20.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 17.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 15.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 20.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.6% |
| 1995 | 21.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 21.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 17.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 16.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 17.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 16.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 16.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 17.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 16.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 16.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 15.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 13.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 14.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 13.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 14.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 10.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -28.8% |
| 2012 | 15.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +42.7% |
| 2013 | 11.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -21.8% |
| 2014 | 12.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 11.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 10.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 13.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +25.2% |
| 2018 | 12.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 14.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -53.2% |
| 2021 | 11.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +71.2% |
| 2022 | 11.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 12.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 3.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Libya's 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +1963.2% | 0.2927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1966 | +140.2% | 15.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2021 | +71.2% | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1969 | +69.9% | 49.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 83.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1961 | +64.8% | 14.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1960 | +57.6% | 9.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2571 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 32.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 83.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 61.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 14 Kazakhstan 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 15 Russia 15.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 16 Turkmenistan 13.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 18 Taiwan 12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 19 South Korea 12.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 20 Luxembourg 10.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Libya?
- Per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Libya was 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 83.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1930.
- How does Libya rank for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Libya ranks 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.