Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Libya
Libya: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
24th
of 199 countries
All-time high
83.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1969
All-time low
-0.215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1929
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas 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
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Libya is 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Libya peaked at 83.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, -0.215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1929.
Libya ranks 24th of 199 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1854 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1855 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1856 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1857 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1858 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1859 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1860 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1861 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1862 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1863 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1864 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1865 | 0.9894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1866 | 0.9695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1867 | 0.9498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1868 | 0.9304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1869 | 0.9112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1870 | 0.9026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1871 | 0.8918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1872 | 0.8813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1873 | 0.871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1874 | 0.8614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1875 | 0.8525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1876 | 0.8434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1877 | 0.8336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1878 | 0.8228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1879 | 0.8097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1880 | 0.9077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.1% |
| 1881 | 0.9384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1882 | 0.9452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1883 | 0.9357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1884 | 0.9215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1885 | 0.9044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1886 | 0.8855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1887 | 0.8655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1888 | 0.8448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1889 | 0.8236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1890 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +24.4% |
| 1891 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1892 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1893 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1895 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1896 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1897 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1898 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1899 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1900 | 0.8414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -20.1% |
| 1901 | 0.7232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.0% |
| 1902 | 0.6459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.7% |
| 1903 | 0.5916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 1904 | 0.5448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 1905 | 0.4977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.6% |
| 1906 | 0.4529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.0% |
| 1907 | 0.4144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
| 1908 | 0.3742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.7% |
| 1909 | 0.3368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.0% |
| 1910 | 0.2115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -37.2% |
| 1911 | 0.1372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -35.1% |
| 1912 | 0.0857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -37.5% |
| 1913 | 0.0534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -37.6% |
| 1914 | 0.0275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -48.5% |
| 1915 | 0.0028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -89.7% |
| 1916 | -0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -810.0% |
| 1917 | -0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +73.2% |
| 1918 | -0.051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +45.6% |
| 1919 | -0.0697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +36.8% |
| 1920 | -0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +28.2% |
| 1921 | -0.1028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.0% |
| 1922 | -0.1258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +22.4% |
| 1923 | -0.138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1924 | -0.1536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.3% |
| 1925 | -0.163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1926 | -0.1784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.4% |
| 1927 | -0.1939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.7% |
| 1928 | -0.2053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1929 | -0.215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1930 | 0.2337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -208.7% |
| 1931 | 0.4286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +83.4% |
| 1932 | 0.531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.9% |
| 1933 | 0.5614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 1934 | 0.5724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1935 | 0.5702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1936 | 0.5757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1937 | 0.5743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1938 | 0.5807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1939 | 0.5717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1940 | 0.6385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.7% |
| 1941 | 0.6678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1942 | 0.7014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1943 | 0.7381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1944 | 0.784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1945 | 0.8202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1946 | 0.8404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1947 | 0.8533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1948 | 0.9088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.5% |
| 1949 | 0.9181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 6.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +609.7% |
| 1951 | 7.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.8% |
| 1952 | 7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1953 | 9.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +39.1% |
| 1954 | 9.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 9.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1956 | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1957 | 7.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.1% |
| 1958 | 8.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 9.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.7% |
| 1960 | 15.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +57.5% |
| 1961 | 24.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +57.7% |
| 1962 | 20.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.0% |
| 1963 | 26.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +26.6% |
| 1964 | 11.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -57.9% |
| 1965 | 15.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +39.2% |
| 1966 | 37.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +140.0% |
| 1967 | 40.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 49.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.6% |
| 1969 | 83.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +70.1% |
| 1970 | 61.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -26.7% |
| 1971 | 54.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 42.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -22.5% |
| 1973 | 39.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 26.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -33.5% |
| 1975 | 25.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 32.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.7% |
| 1977 | 32.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 30.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 31.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 27.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 19.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -26.9% |
| 1982 | 19.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 19.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 18.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 18.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 18.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 17.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 19.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 18.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 20.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 20.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 17.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 16.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 20.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +27.5% |
| 1995 | 22.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 22.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 19.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 18.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 17.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 17.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 16.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 16.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 17.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 17.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 17.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 13.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 14.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 13.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 15.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 10.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -28.0% |
| 2012 | 15.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +41.6% |
| 2013 | 12.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 13.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 11.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 10.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 13.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +24.4% |
| 2018 | 13.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 14.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 7.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -51.9% |
| 2021 | 12.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +67.6% |
| 2022 | 11.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 12.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 2.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | -810.0% | 0.0028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1950 | +609.7% | 0.9181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1930 | +208.7% | -0.215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1966 | +140.0% | 15.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1915 | -89.7% | 0.0275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1931 | +83.4% | 0.2337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 32.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 83.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 61.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 21 Brazil 13.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 22 Bolivia 12.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 23 Central African Republic 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 25 Iceland 12.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 26 Uruguay 12.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 27 Taiwan 12.21 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Libya?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Libya was 12.87 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 greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 83.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1929.
- How does Libya rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Libya ranks 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas 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.