Per capita ghg co2 including land use in Libya
Libya: Per capita ghg co2 including land use was 12.87 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
12.87
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
24th
of 198 countries
All-time high
83.57
in 1969
All-time low
-0.215
in 1929
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg co2 including land use in Libya, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 12.87 for per capita ghg co2 including land use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg co2 including land use in Libya peaked at 83.57 in 1969 and was at its lowest, -0.215, in 1929.
Libya ranks 24th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg co2 including land use in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.2 | — |
| 1851 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 1.2 | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 1.2 | -0.6% |
| 1854 | 1.19 | -0.7% |
| 1855 | 1.18 | -0.7% |
| 1856 | 1.17 | -0.7% |
| 1857 | 1.16 | -1.0% |
| 1858 | 1.14 | -1.7% |
| 1859 | 1.12 | -1.8% |
| 1860 | 1.09 | -2.4% |
| 1861 | 1.07 | -2.0% |
| 1862 | 1.05 | -1.9% |
| 1863 | 1.03 | -1.9% |
| 1864 | 1.01 | -1.9% |
| 1865 | 0.9894 | -2.0% |
| 1866 | 0.9695 | -2.0% |
| 1867 | 0.9498 | -2.0% |
| 1868 | 0.9304 | -2.0% |
| 1869 | 0.9112 | -2.1% |
| 1870 | 0.9026 | -0.9% |
| 1871 | 0.8918 | -1.2% |
| 1872 | 0.8813 | -1.2% |
| 1873 | 0.871 | -1.2% |
| 1874 | 0.8614 | -1.1% |
| 1875 | 0.8525 | -1.0% |
| 1876 | 0.8434 | -1.1% |
| 1877 | 0.8336 | -1.2% |
| 1878 | 0.8228 | -1.3% |
| 1879 | 0.8097 | -1.6% |
| 1880 | 0.9077 | +12.1% |
| 1881 | 0.9384 | +3.4% |
| 1882 | 0.9452 | +0.7% |
| 1883 | 0.9357 | -1.0% |
| 1884 | 0.9215 | -1.5% |
| 1885 | 0.9044 | -1.9% |
| 1886 | 0.8855 | -2.1% |
| 1887 | 0.8655 | -2.3% |
| 1888 | 0.8448 | -2.4% |
| 1889 | 0.8236 | -2.5% |
| 1890 | 1.02 | +24.4% |
| 1891 | 1.11 | +8.0% |
| 1892 | 1.14 | +3.2% |
| 1893 | 1.15 | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 1.14 | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 1.13 | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 1.11 | -1.4% |
| 1897 | 1.09 | -1.6% |
| 1898 | 1.07 | -1.8% |
| 1899 | 1.05 | -2.0% |
| 1900 | 0.8414 | -20.1% |
| 1901 | 0.7232 | -14.0% |
| 1902 | 0.6459 | -10.7% |
| 1903 | 0.5916 | -8.4% |
| 1904 | 0.5448 | -7.9% |
| 1905 | 0.4977 | -8.6% |
| 1906 | 0.4529 | -9.0% |
| 1907 | 0.4144 | -8.5% |
| 1908 | 0.3742 | -9.7% |
| 1909 | 0.3368 | -10.0% |
| 1910 | 0.2115 | -37.2% |
| 1911 | 0.1372 | -35.1% |
| 1912 | 0.0857 | -37.5% |
| 1913 | 0.0534 | -37.6% |
| 1914 | 0.0275 | -48.5% |
| 1915 | 0.0028 | -89.7% |
| 1916 | -0.0202 | -810.0% |
| 1917 | -0.035 | +73.2% |
| 1918 | -0.051 | +45.6% |
| 1919 | -0.0697 | +36.8% |
| 1920 | -0.0894 | +28.2% |
| 1921 | -0.1028 | +15.0% |
| 1922 | -0.1258 | +22.4% |
| 1923 | -0.138 | +9.7% |
| 1924 | -0.1536 | +11.3% |
| 1925 | -0.163 | +6.1% |
| 1926 | -0.1784 | +9.4% |
| 1927 | -0.1939 | +8.7% |
| 1928 | -0.2053 | +5.9% |
| 1929 | -0.215 | +4.7% |
| 1930 | 0.2337 | -208.7% |
| 1931 | 0.4286 | +83.4% |
| 1932 | 0.531 | +23.9% |
| 1933 | 0.5614 | +5.7% |
| 1934 | 0.5724 | +2.0% |
| 1935 | 0.5702 | -0.4% |
| 1936 | 0.5757 | +1.0% |
| 1937 | 0.5743 | -0.2% |
| 1938 | 0.5807 | +1.1% |
| 1939 | 0.5717 | -1.5% |
| 1940 | 0.6385 | +11.7% |
| 1941 | 0.6678 | +4.6% |
| 1942 | 0.7014 | +5.0% |
| 1943 | 0.7381 | +5.2% |
| 1944 | 0.784 | +6.2% |
| 1945 | 0.8202 | +4.6% |
| 1946 | 0.8404 | +2.5% |
| 1947 | 0.8533 | +1.5% |
| 1948 | 0.9088 | +6.5% |
| 1949 | 0.9181 | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 6.52 | +609.7% |
| 1951 | 7.55 | +15.8% |
| 1952 | 7.02 | -7.0% |
| 1953 | 9.77 | +39.1% |
| 1954 | 9.61 | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 9.14 | -4.9% |
| 1956 | 8.75 | -4.2% |
| 1957 | 7.96 | -9.1% |
| 1958 | 8.03 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 9.93 | +23.7% |
| 1960 | 15.64 | +57.5% |
| 1961 | 24.66 | +57.7% |
| 1962 | 20.96 | -15.0% |
| 1963 | 26.53 | +26.6% |
| 1964 | 11.17 | -57.9% |
| 1965 | 15.56 | +39.2% |
| 1966 | 37.34 | +140.0% |
| 1967 | 40.4 | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 49.13 | +21.6% |
| 1969 | 83.57 | +70.1% |
| 1970 | 61.26 | -26.7% |
| 1971 | 54.23 | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 42.04 | -22.5% |
| 1973 | 39.39 | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 26.19 | -33.5% |
| 1975 | 25.24 | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 32.22 | +27.7% |
| 1977 | 32.56 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 30.16 | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 31.31 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 27.18 | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 19.86 | -26.9% |
| 1982 | 19.96 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 19.5 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 18.64 | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 18.5 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 18.48 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 17.1 | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 19.13 | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 18.82 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 20.15 | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 20.45 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 17.39 | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 16.15 | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 20.58 | +27.5% |
| 1995 | 22.21 | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 22.12 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 19.11 | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 18.17 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 17.04 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 17.8 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 16.82 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 16.28 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 17.4 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 17.15 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 17.12 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.78 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 13.84 | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 14.57 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 13.98 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 15.24 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 10.97 | -28.0% |
| 2012 | 15.54 | +41.6% |
| 2013 | 12.22 | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 13.15 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 11.55 | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 10.8 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 13.43 | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 13.19 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 14.96 | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 7.19 | -51.9% |
| 2021 | 12.05 | +67.6% |
| 2022 | 11.94 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 12.85 | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 12.87 | +0.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 12.87 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.75, 2.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Libya's 12.87 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.73, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg co2 including land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | -810.0% | 0.0028 | -0.0202 |
| 1950 | +609.7% | 0.9181 | 6.52 |
| 1930 | +208.7% | -0.215 | 0.2337 |
| 1966 | +140.0% | 15.56 | 37.34 |
| 1915 | -89.7% | 0.0275 | 0.0028 |
| 1931 | +83.4% | 0.2337 | 0.4286 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.18 | 1.12 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1 | 0.9112 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.857 | 0.8097 | 0.9026 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8972 | 0.8236 | 0.9452 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.1 | 1.02 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5423 | 0.3368 | 0.8414 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0342 | -0.0697 | 0.2115 | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.1565 | -0.215 | -0.0894 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.52 | 0.2337 | 0.5807 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7871 | 0.6385 | 0.9181 | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.43 | 6.52 | 9.93 | 10 |
| 1960s | 32.5 | 11.17 | 83.57 | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.46 | 25.24 | 61.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.72 | 17.1 | 27.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.34 | 16.15 | 22.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.07 | 13.84 | 17.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.11 | 10.8 | 15.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.38 | 7.19 | 12.87 | 5 |
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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 co2 including land use in Libya?
- Per capita ghg co2 including land use in Libya was 12.87 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg co2 including land use recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 83.57 in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg co2 including land use recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.215 in 1929.
- How does Libya rank for per capita ghg co2 including land use?
- Libya ranks 24th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg co2 including land use rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg co2 including land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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