Total greenhouse gas emissions in Libya

Libya emitted 98.2 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2012.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Libya, 2024 98.2 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +0.2% 2023: 98.0 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 53,206.4 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 57th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Libya over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period LibyaWorld
2024 98.2 Mt CO2e 53,206.4 Mt CO2e
2023 98.0 Mt CO2e 52,540.8 Mt CO2e
2022 89.9 Mt CO2e 51,748.1 Mt CO2e
2021 92.6 Mt CO2e 51,188.0 Mt CO2e
2020 64.4 Mt CO2e 48,962.1 Mt CO2e
2019 91.6 Mt CO2e 50,829.6 Mt CO2e
2018 88.5 Mt CO2e 50,566.4 Mt CO2e
2017 82.1 Mt CO2e 49,478.6 Mt CO2e
2016 68.2 Mt CO2e 48,655.8 Mt CO2e
2015 71.7 Mt CO2e 48,451.4 Mt CO2e
2014 80.4 Mt CO2e 48,549.1 Mt CO2e
2013 90.6 Mt CO2e 48,193.4 Mt CO2e
2012 99.5 Mt CO2e 47,430.1 Mt CO2e
2011 62.6 Mt CO2e 46,808.1 Mt CO2e
2010 106.1 Mt CO2e 45,433.1 Mt CO2e
2009 100.2 Mt CO2e 43,188.4 Mt CO2e
2008 100.6 Mt CO2e 43,642.4 Mt CO2e
2007 96.3 Mt CO2e 43,350.6 Mt CO2e
2006 102.8 Mt CO2e 42,078.8 Mt CO2e
2005 104.5 Mt CO2e 40,919.6 Mt CO2e
2004 96.9 Mt CO2e 39,626.8 Mt CO2e
2003 98.3 Mt CO2e 38,064.8 Mt CO2e
2002 88.5 Mt CO2e 36,555.7 Mt CO2e
2001 88.3 Mt CO2e 36,099.5 Mt CO2e
2000 91.7 Mt CO2e 35,794.0 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 98.0 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 80.4 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +22.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Libya has the 57th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Libya
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database