Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Libya
Libya: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
115th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1949
All-time low
0.147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Libya, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Libya is 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Libya peaked at 0.4919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1870.
Libya ranks 115th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Libya, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1852 | 0.1594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.1605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 0.1608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 0.1609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.1608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.1604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.1598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1860 | 0.1588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1861 | 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1862 | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1863 | 0.1552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1864 | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1865 | 0.1528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1866 | 0.1516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1867 | 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1868 | 0.1492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1869 | 0.1481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1870 | 0.147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1871 | 0.1473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1873 | 0.1543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1874 | 0.1598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1875 | 0.1658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1876 | 0.1718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1877 | 0.1773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1878 | 0.1818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1879 | 0.1847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1880 | 0.1856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 0.185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.1841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1883 | 0.1828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1884 | 0.1814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 0.1799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1886 | 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1887 | 0.1768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1888 | 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1889 | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1890 | 0.1767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1891 | 0.1756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1892 | 0.1744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1893 | 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1894 | 0.1722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1895 | 0.1712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1896 | 0.1702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 0.1693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1898 | 0.1684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1899 | 0.1676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1900 | 0.1668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1901 | 0.1661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.1655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1903 | 0.1649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.1644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 0.164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 0.1634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.1633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.1633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.1635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 0.1645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1912 | 0.1667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1913 | 0.1697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1914 | 0.1734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1915 | 0.1775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1916 | 0.1818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1917 | 0.186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1918 | 0.1904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1919 | 0.1943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 0.1978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1921 | 0.2013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1922 | 0.2053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1923 | 0.2095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1924 | 0.2138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 0.2177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1926 | 0.2211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1927 | 0.2238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1928 | 0.2255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1929 | 0.2259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 0.2247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1931 | 0.2221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1932 | 0.2184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1933 | 0.2139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1934 | 0.209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1935 | 0.204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1936 | 0.1992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1937 | 0.1947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1938 | 0.1908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1939 | 0.1873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1940 | 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1941 | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1942 | 0.2211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.3% |
| 1943 | 0.2612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.2% |
| 1944 | 0.3087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.2% |
| 1945 | 0.3582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.1% |
| 1946 | 0.4053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.1% |
| 1947 | 0.4457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.0% |
| 1948 | 0.4757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1949 | 0.4919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 0.4911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1951 | 0.4839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 0.4681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1953 | 0.4457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1954 | 0.4191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1955 | 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1956 | 0.3585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 1957 | 0.3303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 1958 | 0.3062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1959 | 0.2876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1960 | 0.2754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1961 | 0.3143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.8% |
| 1976 | 0.357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2735 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 112 Cambodia 0.2587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 113 Malawi 0.2573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 114 Italy 0.2564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 116 Albania 0.2544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 117 North Macedonia 0.251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 118 Indonesia 0.2504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Libya?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Libya was 0.2547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1870.
- How does Libya rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Libya ranks 115th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.