Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Libya
Libya: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Libya, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.1% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Libya peaked at 0.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Libya 91st out of 194 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.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +117.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +56.5% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +37.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +27.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +21.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +16.8% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +11.9% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +10.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +13.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +32.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +38.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +31.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +20.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +117.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +56.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1968 | +38.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | +37.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1967 | +32.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1969 | +31.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Libya?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Libya was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Libya rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Libya ranks 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).