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 6.56 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).