How have things changed?, per capita in Libya
Libya: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0045 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
How have things changed?, per capita in Libya, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Libya is 0.0045 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Libya peaked at 0.0094 metric tons per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 metric tons per person, in 1977.
Libya ranks 144th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Libya, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +10.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | +24.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | +27.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -18.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -56.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +52.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -22.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -52.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +100.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +167.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | -31.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | +16.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +28.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0056 metric tons per person | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0057 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.007 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0074 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0084 metric tons per person | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0088 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.008 metric tons per person | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.007 metric tons per person | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | +45.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0077 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | -38.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 metric tons per person | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0056 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -31.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0045 metric tons per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 41% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0045 metric tons per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0038 metric tons per person, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +167.6% | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0037 metric tons per person |
| 1978 | +100.9% | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 metric tons per person | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 0.0032 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 metric tons per person | 0.0027 metric tons per person | 0.0051 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0068 metric tons per person | 0.0056 metric tons per person | 0.0084 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0074 metric tons per person | 0.0053 metric tons per person | 0.0094 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 metric tons per person | 0.0038 metric tons per person | 0.0077 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0045 metric tons per person | 0.0045 metric tons per person | 0.0045 metric tons per person | 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 how have things changed?, per capita in Libya?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Libya was 0.0045 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0094 metric tons per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 metric tons per person in 1977.
- How does Libya rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Libya ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.