Libya Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
98.170.876
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+0,22%
increase
Global Share
0,18%
Per Capita
14,1
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Libya were 98.170.876 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 0,22% over the previous year, representing an increase by 219.232 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 97.951.644 tons.
- Per capita: 14,1 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Libya accounts for 0,18% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.170.876 | 63.953.380 | 27.419.408 | 1.473.089 | 5.324.999 | 14,1 | 0,22% | 0,18% |
| 2023 | 97.951.644 | 63.204.211 | 28.298.981 | 1.448.174 | 5.000.278 | 14,21 | 8,9% | 0,19% |
| 2022 | 89.944.708 | 58.173.377 | 25.698.332 | 1.398.345 | 4.674.654 | 13,18 | −2,88% | 0,17% |
| 2021 | 92.615.457 | 58.360.935 | 28.464.058 | 1.439.630 | 4.350.834 | 13,73 | 43,71% | 0,18% |
| 2020 | 64.448.037 | 45.702.549 | 13.354.640 | 1.371.501 | 4.019.347 | 9,67 | −29,67% | 0,13% |
| 2019 | 91.637.779 | 57.474.630 | 28.985.151 | 1.480.215 | 3.697.783 | 13,95 | 3,51% | 0,18% |
| 2018 | 88.531.302 | 57.268.520 | 26.425.057 | 1.455.469 | 3.382.256 | 13,68 | 7,88% | 0,18% |
| 2017 | 82.061.607 | 55.394.801 | 22.094.855 | 1.545.356 | 3.026.594 | 12,87 | 20,41% | 0,17% |
| 2016 | 68.153.262 | 51.152.524 | 12.909.830 | 1.357.973 | 2.732.935 | 10,83 | −4,97% | 0,14% |
| 2015 | 71.718.803 | 54.481.917 | 13.361.602 | 1.439.608 | 2.435.676 | 11,5 | −10,8% | 0,15% |
| 2014 | 80.399.906 | 61.800.169 | 14.880.337 | 1.489.918 | 2.229.482 | 12,96 | −11,29% | 0,17% |
| 2013 | 90.633.908 | 62.609.215 | 24.433.359 | 1.527.246 | 2.064.089 | 14,63 | −8,95% | 0,19% |
| 2012 | 99.545.596 | 62.856.080 | 33.194.672 | 1.492.185 | 2.002.659 | 16,06 | 59,08% | 0,21% |
| 2011 | 62.575.301 | 44.237.316 | 15.022.942 | 1.360.171 | 1.954.872 | 10,1 | −41% | 0,13% |
| 2010 | 106.059.119 | 63.670.180 | 38.912.016 | 1.549.320 | 1.927.603 | 17,19 | 5,8% | 0,23% |
| 2009 | 100.243.266 | 60.266.569 | 36.577.254 | 1.479.482 | 1.919.961 | 16,38 | −0,33% | 0,23% |
| 2008 | 100.572.232 | 57.143.373 | 40.181.828 | 1.395.206 | 1.851.824 | 16,62 | 4,48% | 0,23% |
| 2007 | 96.255.514 | 53.745.854 | 39.363.690 | 1.368.940 | 1.777.030 | 16,12 | −6,37% | 0,22% |
| 2006 | 102.799.638 | 57.477.113 | 42.223.939 | 1.368.760 | 1.729.825 | 17,48 | −1,61% | 0,24% |
| 2005 | 104.478.266 | 57.726.128 | 43.807.239 | 1.307.742 | 1.637.156 | 18,04 | 7,78% | 0,26% |
| 2004 | 96.934.833 | 53.230.226 | 41.064.822 | 1.247.249 | 1.392.535 | 16,99 | −1,4% | 0,24% |
| 2003 | 98.309.829 | 53.789.725 | 42.158.640 | 1.175.289 | 1.186.175 | 17,51 | 11,07% | 0,26% |
| 2002 | 88.514.673 | 49.896.769 | 36.480.908 | 1.151.686 | 985.310 | 16,01 | 0,27% | 0,24% |
| 2001 | 88.275.765 | 48.748.922 | 37.555.813 | 1.163.547 | 807.483 | 16,23 | −3,77% | 0,24% |
| 2000 | 91.731.500 | 49.284.643 | 40.754.979 | 1.067.972 | 623.906 | 17,13 | 4,82% | 0,26% |
| 1999 | 87.512.064 | 47.753.821 | 38.187.781 | 1.167.517 | 402.945 | 16,59 | −2,04% | 0,25% |
| 1998 | 89.330.015 | 46.416.474 | 41.482.008 | 1.125.526 | 306.007 | 17,19 | −4,28% | 0,26% |
| 1997 | 93.325.716 | 46.874.969 | 45.128.790 | 1.062.540 | 259.417 | 18,24 | −11,87% | 0,27% |
| 1996 | 105.896.827 | 50.621.392 | 54.017.712 | 1.038.709 | 219.013 | 21,03 | 4,38% | 0,31% |
| 1995 | 101.456.773 | 48.143.091 | 52.077.461 | 1.064.021 | 172.200 | 20,5 | 10,93% | 0,30% |
| 1994 | 91.464.082 | 42.478.458 | 47.808.583 | 993.381 | 183.660 | 18,84 | 21,23% | 0,28% |
| 1993 | 75.449.118 | 36.492.209 | 37.764.451 | 988.813 | 203.645 | 15,87 | −4,87% | 0,23% |
| 1992 | 79.309.018 | 34.265.508 | 43.873.322 | 926.368 | 243.819 | 17,05 | −6,34% | 0,25% |
| 1991 | 84.678.915 | 32.862.255 | 50.563.082 | 986.917 | 266.661 | 18,63 | −2,71% | 0,26% |
| 1990 | 87.038.451 | 32.622.408 | 53.136.919 | 1.000.733 | 278.391 | 19,62 | 16,39% | 0,27% |
| 1989 | 74.780.833 | 28.785.348 | 44.797.280 | 936.415 | 261.790 | 17,27 | −1,44% | 0,23% |
| 1988 | 75.872.556 | 29.501.767 | 45.239.195 | 909.989 | 221.605 | 17,98 | 11,83% | 0,24% |
| 1987 | 67.844.687 | 28.048.635 | 38.673.653 | 913.249 | 209.150 | 16,51 | −3,7% | 0,22% |
| 1986 | 70.454.832 | 28.624.942 | 40.741.790 | 903.625 | 184.475 | 17,64 | 3,81% | 0,24% |
| 1985 | 67.868.698 | 25.199.258 | 41.613.806 | 894.190 | 161.445 | 17,52 | −4,61% | 0,23% |
| 1984 | 71.152.237 | 27.495.199 | 42.561.642 | 937.711 | 157.685 | 18,99 | 0,09% | 0,25% |
| 1983 | 71.089.940 | 27.022.000 | 42.953.625 | 970.495 | 143.820 | 19,67 | −4,19% | 0,25% |
| 1982 | 74.198.691 | 28.606.232 | 44.463.761 | 971.483 | 157.215 | 21,32 | 4,76% | 0,27% |
| 1981 | 70.830.084 | 25.549.567 | 44.259.338 | 852.449 | 168.730 | 21,16 | −27,09% | 0,25% |
| 1980 | 97.151.697 | 28.535.531 | 67.534.556 | 889.146 | 192.465 | 30,18 | −7,73% | 0,34% |
| 1979 | 105.285.834 | 27.604.476 | 76.638.740 | 862.374 | 180.245 | 34 | 7,44% | 0,37% |
| 1978 | 97.992.400 | 24.761.026 | 72.346.957 | 722.972 | 161.445 | 32,89 | −1,01% | 0,35% |
| 1977 | 98.996.373 | 23.082.306 | 75.077.786 | 681.416 | 154.865 | 34,55 | 6% | 0,36% |
| 1976 | 93.389.819 | 21.393.820 | 71.135.199 | 714.160 | 146.640 | 33,9 | 29,4% | 0,35% |
| 1975 | 72.169.740 | 16.713.516 | 54.654.643 | 658.701 | 142.880 | 27,28 | 3,21% | 0,28% |
| 1974 | 69.927.411 | 13.468.231 | 55.807.415 | 508.884 | 142.880 | 27,56 | −29,16% | 0,28% |
| 1973 | 98.716.583 | 19.850.587 | 78.240.391 | 482.726 | 142.880 | 40,61 | −3,06% | 0,39% |
| 1972 | 101.829.864 | 21.183.971 | 80.064.303 | 438.711 | 142.880 | 43,75 | −18,98% | 0,42% |
| 1971 | 125.677.331 | 28.124.360 | 96.967.140 | 442.951 | 142.880 | 56,4 | −8,68% | 0,54% |
| 1970 | 137.624.333 | 40.035.623 | 96.938.205 | 507.625 | 142.880 | 64,51 | – | 0,59% |
See also
- Libya CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Libya
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).