Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Libya
Libya: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 3.1× the median. (57 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Libya?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 83.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Libya ranks 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 175 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.