Per capita methane emissions in Libya
Libya: Per capita methane emissions was 3.82 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.82
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
12th
of 199 countries
All-time high
66.51
in 1969
All-time low
0.5242
in 1930
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Libya, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Libya recorded 3.82 for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Libya peaked at 66.51 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.5242, in 1930.
Libya ranks 12th of 199 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 methane emissions in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.08 | — |
| 1851 | 1.07 | -0.6% |
| 1852 | 1.07 | -0.6% |
| 1853 | 1.05 | -1.1% |
| 1854 | 1.04 | -1.1% |
| 1855 | 1.03 | -1.1% |
| 1856 | 1.02 | -1.1% |
| 1857 | 1.01 | -1.1% |
| 1858 | 0.9999 | -1.1% |
| 1859 | 0.9892 | -1.1% |
| 1860 | 0.9787 | -1.1% |
| 1861 | 0.9694 | -0.9% |
| 1862 | 0.9603 | -0.9% |
| 1863 | 0.9512 | -0.9% |
| 1864 | 0.9422 | -0.9% |
| 1865 | 0.9333 | -0.9% |
| 1866 | 0.9244 | -0.9% |
| 1867 | 0.9157 | -0.9% |
| 1868 | 0.907 | -0.9% |
| 1869 | 0.8984 | -0.9% |
| 1870 | 0.8899 | -0.9% |
| 1871 | 0.8815 | -0.9% |
| 1872 | 0.8732 | -0.9% |
| 1873 | 0.8649 | -0.9% |
| 1874 | 0.8567 | -0.9% |
| 1875 | 0.8486 | -0.9% |
| 1876 | 0.8406 | -0.9% |
| 1877 | 0.8327 | -0.9% |
| 1878 | 0.8248 | -0.9% |
| 1879 | 0.8164 | -1.0% |
| 1880 | 0.8075 | -1.1% |
| 1881 | 0.7982 | -1.2% |
| 1882 | 0.7885 | -1.2% |
| 1883 | 0.7783 | -1.3% |
| 1884 | 0.7683 | -1.3% |
| 1885 | 0.7583 | -1.3% |
| 1886 | 0.7486 | -1.3% |
| 1887 | 0.7389 | -1.3% |
| 1888 | 0.7294 | -1.3% |
| 1889 | 0.7198 | -1.3% |
| 1890 | 0.7102 | -1.3% |
| 1891 | 0.7091 | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.7077 | -0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.706 | -0.2% |
| 1894 | 0.7042 | -0.3% |
| 1895 | 0.7023 | -0.3% |
| 1896 | 0.7002 | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.6981 | -0.3% |
| 1898 | 0.6958 | -0.3% |
| 1899 | 0.6936 | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.6913 | -0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.6838 | -1.1% |
| 1902 | 0.6764 | -1.1% |
| 1903 | 0.6692 | -1.1% |
| 1904 | 0.6621 | -1.1% |
| 1905 | 0.6549 | -1.1% |
| 1906 | 0.6479 | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 0.6409 | -1.1% |
| 1908 | 0.6339 | -1.1% |
| 1909 | 0.6273 | -1.0% |
| 1910 | 0.6211 | -1.0% |
| 1911 | 0.6127 | -1.3% |
| 1912 | 0.6048 | -1.3% |
| 1913 | 0.5985 | -1.0% |
| 1914 | 0.593 | -0.9% |
| 1915 | 0.5876 | -0.9% |
| 1916 | 0.5822 | -0.9% |
| 1917 | 0.5769 | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 0.5725 | -0.8% |
| 1919 | 0.5681 | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 0.5639 | -0.7% |
| 1921 | 0.5596 | -0.8% |
| 1922 | 0.5555 | -0.7% |
| 1923 | 0.5515 | -0.7% |
| 1924 | 0.5475 | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 0.5436 | -0.7% |
| 1926 | 0.5398 | -0.7% |
| 1927 | 0.536 | -0.7% |
| 1928 | 0.5323 | -0.7% |
| 1929 | 0.5283 | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.5242 | -0.8% |
| 1931 | 0.5323 | +1.5% |
| 1932 | 0.5399 | +1.4% |
| 1933 | 0.547 | +1.3% |
| 1934 | 0.5539 | +1.3% |
| 1935 | 0.5605 | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 0.5782 | +3.2% |
| 1937 | 0.5959 | +3.1% |
| 1938 | 0.6136 | +3.0% |
| 1939 | 0.6296 | +2.6% |
| 1940 | 0.6439 | +2.3% |
| 1941 | 0.6542 | +1.6% |
| 1942 | 0.6626 | +1.3% |
| 1943 | 0.6691 | +1.0% |
| 1944 | 0.6752 | +0.9% |
| 1945 | 0.6811 | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 0.6867 | +0.8% |
| 1947 | 0.6919 | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 0.6967 | +0.7% |
| 1949 | 0.7011 | +0.6% |
| 1950 | 6.32 | +802.0% |
| 1951 | 7.18 | +13.5% |
| 1952 | 6.6 | -8.0% |
| 1953 | 9.25 | +40.1% |
| 1954 | 9.07 | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 8.58 | -5.4% |
| 1956 | 8.28 | -3.4% |
| 1957 | 7.54 | -8.9% |
| 1958 | 7.64 | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 9.5 | +24.3% |
| 1960 | 14.7 | +54.8% |
| 1961 | 23.84 | +62.2% |
| 1962 | 20.59 | -13.6% |
| 1963 | 26.07 | +26.6% |
| 1964 | 11.28 | -56.7% |
| 1965 | 15.48 | +37.2% |
| 1966 | 36.48 | +135.6% |
| 1967 | 31.16 | -14.6% |
| 1968 | 34.26 | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 66.51 | +94.1% |
| 1970 | 46.26 | -30.4% |
| 1971 | 44.75 | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 35.76 | -20.1% |
| 1973 | 33.62 | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 22.82 | -32.1% |
| 1975 | 21.14 | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 25.99 | +23.0% |
| 1977 | 25.91 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 23.57 | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 23.57 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 19.62 | -16.8% |
| 1981 | 12.18 | -37.9% |
| 1982 | 11.89 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 11.51 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 11.25 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 10.65 | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 10.12 | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 9.35 | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 10.65 | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 10.29 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 11.92 | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 11.1 | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 9.45 | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 7.99 | -15.5% |
| 1994 | 9.92 | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 10.61 | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 10.83 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 8.92 | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 8.09 | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 7.34 | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 7.71 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 6.93 | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 6.61 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 7.48 | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 7.14 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 7.46 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 7.04 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 6.43 | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 6.42 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.73 | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 5.97 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.37 | -60.3% |
| 2012 | 5.36 | +126.0% |
| 2013 | 3.87 | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 2.32 | -40.1% |
| 2015 | 2.05 | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 1.95 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 3.27 | +67.8% |
| 2018 | 3.84 | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 4.14 | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 1.88 | -54.7% |
| 2021 | 3.96 | +111.2% |
| 2022 | 3.57 | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 3.85 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 3.82 | -0.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 3.82 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07, 3.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Libya's 3.82 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9992, 3.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane 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 | +802.0% | 0.7011 | 6.32 |
| 1966 | +135.6% | 15.48 | 36.48 |
| 2012 | +126.0% | 2.37 | 5.36 |
| 2021 | +111.2% | 1.88 | 3.96 |
| 1969 | +94.1% | 34.26 | 66.51 |
| 2017 | +67.8% | 1.95 | 3.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.04 | 0.9892 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9381 | 0.8984 | 0.9787 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8529 | 0.8164 | 0.8899 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7636 | 0.7198 | 0.8075 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7027 | 0.6936 | 0.7102 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6588 | 0.6273 | 0.6913 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5917 | 0.5681 | 0.6211 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5458 | 0.5283 | 0.5639 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5675 | 0.5242 | 0.6296 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.6762 | 0.6439 | 0.7011 | 10 |
| 1950s | 8 | 6.32 | 9.5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.04 | 11.28 | 66.51 | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.34 | 21.14 | 46.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.75 | 9.35 | 19.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.62 | 7.34 | 11.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.89 | 5.73 | 7.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.52 | 1.95 | 5.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 | 1.88 | 3.96 | 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 methane emissions in Libya?
- Per capita methane emissions in Libya was 3.82 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 66.51 in 1969.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5242 in 1930.
- How does Libya rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Libya ranks 12th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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