Methane emissions in Libya
Libya emitted 27.4 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.
Libya, 2024
27.4
Change from 2023
−3.1%
World, 2024
9,536.5 Mt CO2e
Position in 2024
54th of 203
Methane emissions in Libya over time
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Libya
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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.
| Period | Libya |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 27.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2023 | 28.3 Mt CO2e |
| 2022 | 25.7 Mt CO2e |
| 2021 | 28.5 Mt CO2e |
| 2020 | 13.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2019 | 29.0 Mt CO2e |
| 2018 | 26.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2017 | 22.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2016 | 12.9 Mt CO2e |
| 2015 | 13.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2014 | 14.9 Mt CO2e |
| 2013 | 24.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2012 | 33.2 Mt CO2e |
| 2011 | 15.0 Mt CO2e |
| 2010 | 38.9 Mt CO2e |
| 2009 | 36.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2008 | 40.2 Mt CO2e |
| 2007 | 39.4 Mt CO2e |
| 2006 | 42.2 Mt CO2e |
| 2005 | 43.8 Mt CO2e |
| 2004 | 41.1 Mt CO2e |
| 2003 | 42.2 Mt CO2e |
| 2002 | 36.5 Mt CO2e |
| 2001 | 37.6 Mt CO2e |
| 2000 | 40.8 Mt CO2e |
| 1999 | 38.2 Mt CO2e |
| 1998 | 41.5 Mt CO2e |
| 1997 | 45.1 Mt CO2e |
| 1996 | 54.0 Mt CO2e |
| 1995 | 52.1 Mt CO2e |
| 1994 | 47.8 Mt CO2e |
| 1993 | 37.8 Mt CO2e |
| 1992 | 43.9 Mt CO2e |
| 1991 | 50.6 Mt CO2e |
| 1990 | 53.1 Mt CO2e |
| 1989 | 44.8 Mt CO2e |
| 1988 | 45.2 Mt CO2e |
| 1987 | 38.7 Mt CO2e |
| 1986 | 40.7 Mt CO2e |
| 1985 | 41.6 Mt CO2e |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.1% from 28.3 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 14.9 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +84.3%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Libya has the 54th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.
More for Libya
All statistics for Libya
Total greenhouse gas emissions
98.2 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
1.47 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
1.40e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
2.22e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
13.3 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
8.66 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank