Libya CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
63,953,380
tons
Year-over-Year
+1.19%
increase
Global Share
0.16%
Per Capita
9.18
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Libya were 63,953,380 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 1.2% over the previous year, representing an increase by 749,169 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 63,204,211 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Libya are equivalent to 9.18 tons per person, an increase by 0.02 over the figure of 9.17 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 0.2% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Libya
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63,953,380 | 1.19% | 9.18 | 0.16% |
| 2023 | 63,204,211 | 8.65% | 9.17 | 0.16% |
| 2022 | 58,173,377 | −0.32% | 8.53 | 0.15% |
| 2021 | 58,360,935 | 27.7% | 8.65 | 0.15% |
| 2020 | 45,702,549 | −20.48% | 6.86 | 0.13% |
| 2019 | 57,474,630 | 0.36% | 8.75 | 0.15% |
| 2018 | 57,268,520 | 3.38% | 8.85 | 0.15% |
| 2017 | 55,394,801 | 8.29% | 8.69 | 0.15% |
| 2016 | 51,152,524 | −6.11% | 8.13 | 0.14% |
| 2015 | 54,481,917 | −11.84% | 8.74 | 0.15% |
| 2014 | 61,800,169 | −1.29% | 9.96 | 0.17% |
| 2013 | 62,609,215 | −0.39% | 10.1 | 0.17% |
| 2012 | 62,856,080 | 42.09% | 10.14 | 0.18% |
| 2011 | 44,237,316 | −30.52% | 7.14 | 0.13% |
| 2010 | 63,670,180 | 5.65% | 10.32 | 0.19% |
| 2009 | 60,266,569 | 5.47% | 9.85 | 0.19% |
| 2008 | 57,143,373 | 6.32% | 9.44 | 0.18% |
| 2007 | 53,745,854 | −6.49% | 9 | 0.17% |
| 2006 | 57,477,113 | −0.43% | 9.77 | 0.19% |
| 2005 | 57,726,128 | 8.45% | 9.97 | 0.19% |
| 2004 | 53,230,226 | −1.04% | 9.33 | 0.18% |
| 2003 | 53,789,725 | 7.8% | 9.58 | 0.19% |
| 2002 | 49,896,769 | 2.35% | 9.03 | 0.19% |
| 2001 | 48,748,922 | −1.09% | 8.96 | 0.19% |
| 2000 | 49,284,643 | 3.21% | 9.2 | 0.19% |
| 1999 | 47,753,821 | 2.88% | 9.05 | 0.19% |
| 1998 | 46,416,474 | −0.98% | 8.93 | 0.19% |
| 1997 | 46,874,969 | −7.4% | 9.16 | 0.19% |
| 1996 | 50,621,392 | 5.15% | 10.05 | 0.21% |
| 1995 | 48,143,091 | 13.34% | 9.73 | 0.20% |
| 1994 | 42,478,458 | 16.4% | 8.75 | 0.18% |
| 1993 | 36,492,209 | 6.5% | 7.67 | 0.16% |
| 1992 | 34,265,508 | 4.27% | 7.37 | 0.15% |
| 1991 | 32,862,255 | 0.74% | 7.23 | 0.14% |
| 1990 | 32,622,408 | 13.33% | 7.35 | 0.14% |
| 1989 | 28,785,348 | −2.43% | 6.65 | 0.13% |
| 1988 | 29,501,767 | 5.18% | 6.99 | 0.13% |
| 1987 | 28,048,635 | −2.01% | 6.82 | 0.13% |
| 1986 | 28,624,942 | 13.59% | 7.17 | 0.14% |
| 1985 | 25,199,258 | −8.35% | 6.51 | 0.12% |
| 1984 | 27,495,199 | 1.75% | 7.34 | 0.14% |
| 1983 | 27,022,000 | −5.54% | 7.48 | 0.14% |
| 1982 | 28,606,232 | 11.96% | 8.22 | 0.15% |
| 1981 | 25,549,567 | −10.46% | 7.63 | 0.13% |
| 1980 | 28,535,531 | 3.37% | 8.86 | 0.14% |
| 1979 | 27,604,476 | 11.48% | 8.91 | 0.14% |
| 1978 | 24,761,026 | 7.27% | 8.31 | 0.13% |
| 1977 | 23,082,306 | 7.89% | 8.05 | 0.12% |
| 1976 | 21,393,820 | 28% | 7.77 | 0.12% |
| 1975 | 16,713,516 | 24.1% | 6.32 | 0.10% |
| 1974 | 13,468,231 | −32.15% | 5.31 | 0.08% |
| 1973 | 19,850,587 | −6.29% | 8.17 | 0.11% |
| 1972 | 21,183,971 | −24.68% | 9.1 | 0.13% |
| 1971 | 28,124,360 | −29.75% | 12.62 | 0.18% |
| 1970 | 40,035,623 | – | 18.76 | 0.25% |
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).