Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Libya
Libya: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) was 0 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 kt
World rank
137th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.006 kt
in 2013
All-time low
0 kt
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Savanna fires — Emissions in Libya, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Libya peaked at 0.006 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2000.
That places Libya 137th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Libya, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0008 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0008 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 kt | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 kt | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 0.002 kt | +900.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 kt | -70.0% |
| 2000 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 kt | — |
| 2002 | 0.0008 kt | +166.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 kt | -62.5% |
| 2004 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 kt | — |
| 2006 | 0.0004 kt | — |
| 2007 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 kt | — |
| 2009 | 0 kt | — |
| 2010 | 0 kt | — |
| 2011 | 0.0049 kt | — |
| 2012 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.006 kt | — |
| 2014 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 kt | — |
| 2016 | 0 kt | — |
| 2017 | 0 kt | — |
| 2018 | 0 kt | — |
| 2019 | 0.0053 kt | — |
| 2020 | 0.0013 kt | -75.5% |
| 2021 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 kt | — |
| 2023 | 0 kt | — |
| 2024 | 0 kt | — |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0142 kt. (52 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0 kt is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0002 kt. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +900.0% | 0.0002 kt | 0.002 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 kt | 0.0002 kt | 0.002 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 kt | 0 kt | 0.0008 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 kt | 0 kt | 0.006 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 kt | 0 kt | 0.0013 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 137 American Samoa 0 kt
- 137 Andorra 0 kt
- 137 Anguilla 0 kt
- 137 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kt
- 137 Aruba 0 kt
- 137 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
- 137 Austria 0 kt compare
- 137 Bahrain 0 kt
- 137 Barbados 0 kt compare
- 137 Belgium 0 kt compare
- 137 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 kt compare
- 137 Bermuda 0 kt
- 137 British Virgin Islands 0 kt
- 137 Brunei Darussalam 0 kt compare
- 137 Cayman Islands 0 kt
- 137 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 kt compare
- 137 China, Macao SAR 0 kt
- 137 Cook Islands 0 kt
- 137 Czechia 0 kt compare
- 137 Denmark 0 kt compare
- 137 Djibouti 0 kt
- 137 Dominica 0 kt
- 137 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt compare
- 137 Faroe Islands 0 kt
- 137 Finland 0 kt compare
- 137 French Polynesia 0 kt
- 137 Gibraltar 0 kt
- 137 Greenland 0 kt compare
- 137 Grenada 0 kt compare
- 137 Guadeloupe 0 kt
- 137 Guam 0 kt
- 137 Ireland 0 kt compare
- 137 Isle of Man 0 kt
- 137 Kiribati 0 kt
- 137 Kuwait 0 kt compare
- 137 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt compare
- 137 Liechtenstein 0 kt
- 137 Luxembourg 0 kt
- 137 Maldives 0 kt
- 137 Malta 0 kt
- 137 Marshall Islands 0 kt
- 137 Martinique 0 kt
- 137 Mauritius 0 kt compare
- 137 Mayotte 0 kt
- 137 Monaco 0 kt
- 137 Montserrat 0 kt compare
- 137 Naoero 0 kt
- 137 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 kt compare
- 137 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 kt
- 137 Niue 0 kt
- 137 Norfolk Island 0 kt
- 137 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt
- 137 Norway 0 kt compare
- 137 Oman 0 kt
- 137 Palau 0 kt
- 137 Pitcairn 0 kt
- 137 Puerto Rico 0 kt compare
- 137 Qatar 0 kt
- 137 Republic of Korea 0 kt compare
- 137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt compare
- 137 Saint Lucia 0 kt
- 137 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kt
- 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt
- 137 Samoa 0 kt
- 137 San Marino 0 kt
- 137 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kt
- 137 Seychelles 0 kt
- 137 Singapore 0 kt
- 137 Slovakia 0 kt compare
- 137 Slovenia 0 kt compare
- 137 Solomon Islands 0 kt compare
- 137 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
- 137 Sweden 0 kt compare
- 137 Switzerland 0 kt compare
- 137 Tajikistan 0 kt compare
- 137 Tokelau 0 kt
- 137 Tonga 0 kt
- 137 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt compare
- 137 Tuvalu 0 kt
- 137 United Arab Emirates 0 kt
- 137 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 kt compare
- 137 United States Virgin Islands 0 kt
- 137 Vanuatu 0 kt compare
- 137 Western Sahara 0 kt
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 savanna fires — emissions in Libya?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Libya was 0 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 kt in 2013.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Libya ranks 137th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.