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Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Libya

Libya: Waste — Emissions (N2O) was 0.356 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.356 kt
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
132nd
of 232 countries
All-time high
0.356 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.0364 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Libya, 1961–2023

00.10.20.30.4196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions in Libya is 0.356 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Libya peaked at 0.356 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0364 kt, in 1961.

Libya ranks 132nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Libya, year by year

Year kt Change
1961 0.0364 kt —
1962 0.0379 kt +4.1%
1963 0.0397 kt +4.7%
1964 0.0417 kt +5.0%
1965 0.0438 kt +5.0%
1966 0.046 kt +5.0%
1967 0.0481 kt +4.6%
1968 0.0501 kt +4.2%
1969 0.0519 kt +3.6%
1970 0.059 kt +13.7%
1971 0.0625 kt +5.9%
1972 0.0672 kt +7.5%
1973 0.079 kt +17.6%
1974 0.0905 kt +14.6%
1975 0.0968 kt +7.0%
1976 0.102 kt +5.4%
1977 0.108 kt +5.9%
1978 0.117 kt +8.3%
1979 0.125 kt +6.8%
1980 0.136 kt +8.8%
1981 0.145 kt +6.6%
1982 0.149 kt +2.8%
1983 0.152 kt +2.0%
1984 0.153 kt +0.7%
1985 0.154 kt +0.7%
1986 0.157 kt +1.9%
1987 0.161 kt +2.5%
1988 0.166 kt +3.1%
1989 0.174 kt +4.8%
1990 0.176 kt +1.1%
1991 0.178 kt +1.1%
1992 0.177 kt -0.6%
1993 0.181 kt +2.3%
1994 0.184 kt +1.7%
1995 0.195 kt +6.0%
1996 0.194 kt -0.5%
1997 0.197 kt +1.5%
1998 0.194 kt -1.5%
1999 0.203 kt +4.6%
2000 0.239 kt +17.7%
2001 0.235 kt -1.7%
2002 0.223 kt -5.1%
2003 0.205 kt -8.1%
2004 0.184 kt -10.2%
2005 0.162 kt -12.0%
2006 0.141 kt -13.0%
2007 0.123 kt -12.8%
2008 0.111 kt -9.8%
2009 0.107 kt -3.6%
2010 0.205 kt +91.6%
2011 0.313 kt +52.7%
2012 0.316 kt +1.0%
2013 0.323 kt +2.2%
2014 0.325 kt +0.6%
2015 0.327 kt +0.6%
2016 0.327 kt +0.0%
2017 0.333 kt +1.8%
2018 0.334 kt +0.3%
2019 0.339 kt +1.5%
2020 0.346 kt +2.1%
2021 0.348 kt +0.6%
2022 0.352 kt +1.1%
2023 0.356 kt +1.1%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 0.356 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.378 kt, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 0.356 kt is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.794 kt, 45% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Waste — 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.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +91.6% 0.107 kt 0.205 kt
2011 +52.7% 0.205 kt 0.313 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.044 kt 0.0364 kt 0.0519 kt 9
1970s 0.0907 kt 0.059 kt 0.125 kt 10
1980s 0.1547 kt 0.136 kt 0.174 kt 10
1990s 0.1879 kt 0.176 kt 0.203 kt 10
2000s 0.173 kt 0.107 kt 0.239 kt 10
2010s 0.3142 kt 0.205 kt 0.339 kt 10
2020s 0.3505 kt 0.346 kt 0.356 kt 4

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 129 Papua New Guinea 0.372 kt compare
  2. 130 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.368 kt compare
  3. 130 Laos 0.368 kt compare
  4. 132 Turkmenistan 0.356 kt compare
  5. 134 Burundi 0.353 kt compare
  6. 135 Kyrgyzstan 0.349 kt compare

See the full ranking of 265 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Libya?
Waste — emissions in Libya was 0.356 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 0.356 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0364 kt in 1961.
How does Libya rank for waste — emissions?
Libya ranks 132nd out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf