Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Libya
Libya: Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
82nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1980
All-time low
0.0%
in 1930
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Libya, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Libya is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Libya peaked at 0.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1930.
That places Libya 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.0% | — |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -4.5% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +5.7% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +105.0% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +57.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +32.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +34.6% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +24.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +18.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +14.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +10.1% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +11.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +18.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +26.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +17.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +19.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +20.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +15.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +14.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +25.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +12.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +105.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1951 | +57.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | +34.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +32.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1961 | +26.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1969 | +25.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Libya?
- Global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature in Libya was 0.2% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1930.
- How does Libya rank for global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature?
- Libya ranks 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming: contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Global warming: Contributions to the change in global mean surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's temperature change.