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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


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).