CO2 emissions per person in Libya
Carbon dioxide emissions in Libya were 8.66 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2014.
Libya, 2024
8.66
Change from 2023
+0.2%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
24th of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Libya over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Libya | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.66 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 8.65 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 8.05 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 8.18 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 6.49 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 8.27 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 8.36 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 8.22 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 7.71 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 8.34 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 9.62 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 9.93 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 10.17 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 6.97 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 9.80 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 9.47 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 9.16 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 8.80 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 9.61 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 9.85 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 9.28 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 9.57 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 9.06 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 9.02 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 9.29 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 8.65 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 9.62 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −9.9%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Libya has the 24th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
More for Libya
All statistics for Libya
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
13.3 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.40e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
2.22e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
98.2 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
27.4 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
1.47 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank