Share nitrous oxide emissions in Libya
Libya: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.064 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.064
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
121st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.074
in 2010
All-time low
0.0281
in 1898
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Libya, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share nitrous oxide emissions in Libya is 0.064, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Libya peaked at 0.074 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0281, in 1898.
Libya ranks 121st of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0294 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0294 | -0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.0294 | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.0293 | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0293 | -0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.0293 | -0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.0293 | -0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.0293 | -0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.0293 | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0293 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.0293 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0293 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.0293 | +0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.0294 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.0294 | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.0294 | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.0294 | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.0294 | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.0294 | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.0294 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.0295 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.0294 | -0.1% |
| 1872 | 0.0294 | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 0.0293 | -0.3% |
| 1874 | 0.0291 | -0.4% |
| 1875 | 0.029 | -0.4% |
| 1876 | 0.0289 | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0288 | -0.3% |
| 1878 | 0.0288 | -0.3% |
| 1879 | 0.0287 | -0.2% |
| 1880 | 0.0287 | -0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.0287 | -0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.0287 | -0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.0287 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0287 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0287 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.0287 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.0287 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.0287 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.0287 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0285 | -0.5% |
| 1891 | 0.0284 | -0.3% |
| 1892 | 0.0284 | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.0283 | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.0282 | -0.3% |
| 1895 | 0.0281 | -0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.0281 | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0281 | -0.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0281 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0281 | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 0.0281 | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 0.0282 | +0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0282 | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 0.0282 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.0282 | -0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.0282 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.0282 | +0.1% |
| 1907 | 0.0283 | +0.1% |
| 1908 | 0.0283 | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.0284 | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0286 | +0.6% |
| 1911 | 0.0289 | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 0.0292 | +1.2% |
| 1913 | 0.0296 | +1.4% |
| 1914 | 0.0301 | +1.6% |
| 1915 | 0.0306 | +1.7% |
| 1916 | 0.0311 | +1.7% |
| 1917 | 0.0316 | +1.7% |
| 1918 | 0.0321 | +1.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0326 | +1.6% |
| 1920 | 0.0332 | +1.6% |
| 1921 | 0.0337 | +1.6% |
| 1922 | 0.0343 | +1.8% |
| 1923 | 0.0349 | +1.8% |
| 1924 | 0.0355 | +1.7% |
| 1925 | 0.0361 | +1.6% |
| 1926 | 0.0366 | +1.4% |
| 1927 | 0.037 | +1.1% |
| 1928 | 0.0373 | +0.8% |
| 1929 | 0.0375 | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.0375 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0373 | -0.4% |
| 1932 | 0.037 | -0.9% |
| 1933 | 0.0365 | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 0.036 | -1.5% |
| 1935 | 0.0354 | -1.6% |
| 1936 | 0.0348 | -1.7% |
| 1937 | 0.0342 | -1.6% |
| 1938 | 0.0337 | -1.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0333 | -1.2% |
| 1940 | 0.033 | -0.8% |
| 1941 | 0.0342 | +3.4% |
| 1942 | 0.0372 | +8.9% |
| 1943 | 0.0411 | +10.4% |
| 1944 | 0.045 | +9.5% |
| 1945 | 0.0485 | +7.7% |
| 1946 | 0.0513 | +5.9% |
| 1947 | 0.0535 | +4.2% |
| 1948 | 0.0549 | +2.6% |
| 1949 | 0.0555 | +1.2% |
| 1950 | 0.0554 | -0.2% |
| 1951 | 0.0544 | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0525 | -3.5% |
| 1953 | 0.05 | -4.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0471 | -5.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0441 | -6.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0411 | -6.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0384 | -6.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0362 | -5.9% |
| 1959 | 0.0345 | -4.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0336 | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0377 | +12.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0374 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0369 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0366 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0364 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0358 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0361 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.035 | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0344 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0371 | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.034 | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0325 | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0363 | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0382 | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0474 | +24.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0497 | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0449 | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0469 | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0542 | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0525 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0529 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0601 | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 0.059 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0561 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0537 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0536 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0525 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0526 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0539 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0572 | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0569 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0537 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0562 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0557 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0583 | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0559 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0554 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.058 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0615 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0565 | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0557 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0592 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.06 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0619 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0642 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.066 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0651 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0668 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0714 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.074 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0657 | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0705 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0726 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0695 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0646 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0657 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0672 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0668 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0677 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0626 | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0629 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0651 | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0652 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.064 | -1.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.064 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0854, 75% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.064 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1018, 63% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0293 | 0.0293 | 0.0294 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0294 | 0.0293 | 0.0294 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0291 | 0.0287 | 0.0295 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0287 | 0.0287 | 0.0287 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0282 | 0.0281 | 0.0285 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0282 | 0.0281 | 0.0284 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0304 | 0.0286 | 0.0326 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0356 | 0.0332 | 0.0375 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0356 | 0.0333 | 0.0375 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0454 | 0.033 | 0.0555 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0454 | 0.0345 | 0.0554 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.036 | 0.0336 | 0.0377 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0421 | 0.0325 | 0.0542 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0547 | 0.0525 | 0.0601 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0569 | 0.0537 | 0.0615 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0627 | 0.0557 | 0.0714 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0684 | 0.0646 | 0.074 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.064 | 0.0626 | 0.0652 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 0.0651 compare
- 119 Congo 0.0646 compare
- 120 Georgia 0.0645 compare
- 122 Papua New Guinea 0.0616 compare
- 123 Costa Rica 0.0592 compare
- 124 Estonia 0.058 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 share nitrous oxide emissions in Libya?
- Share nitrous oxide emissions in Libya was 0.064 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.074 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0281 in 1898.
- How does Libya rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
- Libya ranks 121st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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