Waste — Emissions Share in Libya
Libya: Waste — Emissions Share was 5.11 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Libya, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Libya stood at 5.11 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Libya peaked at 5.29 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.6 %, in 2009.
Libya ranks 105th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.71 % | — |
| 1991 | 3.78 % | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.96 % | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 3.9 % | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 3.95 % | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.9 % | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 3.96 % | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 4.13 % | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 3.84 % | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 3.76 % | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.83 % | +28.5% |
| 2001 | 4.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.28 % | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 3.86 % | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 3.26 % | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 2.74 % | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 2.29 % | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 1.98 % | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 1.76 % | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 1.6 % | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 2.89 % | +80.6% |
| 2011 | 4.81 % | +66.4% |
| 2012 | 4.5 % | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 4.49 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.66 % | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 5.03 % | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 4.91 % | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.8 % | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 4.85 % | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.85 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.29 % | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 5.22 % | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.16 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 5.11 % | -1.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 5.11 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.57 %, 92% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Libya's 5.11 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.5 %, 79% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +80.6% | 1.6 % | 2.89 % |
| 2011 | +66.4% | 2.89 % | 4.81 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.89 % | 3.71 % | 4.13 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.14 % | 1.6 % | 4.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.58 % | 2.89 % | 5.03 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2 % | 5.11 % | 5.29 % | 4 |
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 waste — emissions share in Libya?
- Waste — emissions share in Libya was 5.11 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 % in 2009.
- How does Libya rank for waste — emissions share?
- Libya ranks 105th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.