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Per capita nitrous oxide in Libya

Libya: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.2547 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2547
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
115th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4919
in 1949
All-time low
0.147
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Libya, 1850–2024

0.10.20.30.40.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide in Libya is 0.2547, 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 in Libya peaked at 0.4919 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.147, 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 in Libya, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1562 —
1851 0.1578 +1.1%
1852 0.1594 +1.0%
1853 0.16 +0.4%
1854 0.1605 +0.3%
1855 0.1608 +0.2%
1856 0.1609 +0.1%
1857 0.1608 -0.1%
1858 0.1604 -0.2%
1859 0.1598 -0.4%
1860 0.1588 -0.6%
1861 0.1576 -0.7%
1862 0.1565 -0.8%
1863 0.1552 -0.8%
1864 0.154 -0.8%
1865 0.1528 -0.8%
1866 0.1516 -0.8%
1867 0.1504 -0.8%
1868 0.1492 -0.8%
1869 0.1481 -0.8%
1870 0.147 -0.7%
1871 0.1473 +0.2%
1872 0.15 +1.8%
1873 0.1543 +2.9%
1874 0.1598 +3.5%
1875 0.1658 +3.8%
1876 0.1718 +3.6%
1877 0.1773 +3.2%
1878 0.1818 +2.5%
1879 0.1847 +1.6%
1880 0.1856 +0.5%
1881 0.185 -0.3%
1882 0.1841 -0.5%
1883 0.1828 -0.7%
1884 0.1814 -0.8%
1885 0.1799 -0.8%
1886 0.1783 -0.9%
1887 0.1768 -0.9%
1888 0.1753 -0.8%
1889 0.1739 -0.8%
1890 0.1767 +1.6%
1891 0.1756 -0.6%
1892 0.1744 -0.6%
1893 0.1733 -0.6%
1894 0.1722 -0.6%
1895 0.1712 -0.6%
1896 0.1702 -0.6%
1897 0.1693 -0.5%
1898 0.1684 -0.5%
1899 0.1676 -0.5%
1900 0.1668 -0.5%
1901 0.1661 -0.4%
1902 0.1655 -0.4%
1903 0.1649 -0.3%
1904 0.1644 -0.3%
1905 0.164 -0.3%
1906 0.1637 -0.2%
1907 0.1634 -0.2%
1908 0.1633 -0.1%
1909 0.1633 +0.0%
1910 0.1635 +0.1%
1911 0.1645 +0.6%
1912 0.1667 +1.3%
1913 0.1697 +1.8%
1914 0.1734 +2.2%
1915 0.1775 +2.4%
1916 0.1818 +2.4%
1917 0.186 +2.3%
1918 0.1904 +2.3%
1919 0.1943 +2.1%
1920 0.1978 +1.8%
1921 0.2013 +1.8%
1922 0.2053 +2.0%
1923 0.2095 +2.1%
1924 0.2138 +2.0%
1925 0.2177 +1.8%
1926 0.2211 +1.6%
1927 0.2238 +1.2%
1928 0.2255 +0.8%
1929 0.2259 +0.2%
1930 0.2247 -0.5%
1931 0.2221 -1.2%
1932 0.2184 -1.7%
1933 0.2139 -2.1%
1934 0.209 -2.3%
1935 0.204 -2.4%
1936 0.1992 -2.4%
1937 0.1947 -2.2%
1938 0.1908 -2.0%
1939 0.1873 -1.8%
1940 0.1844 -1.6%
1941 0.1934 +4.9%
1942 0.2211 +14.3%
1943 0.2612 +18.2%
1944 0.3087 +18.2%
1945 0.3582 +16.1%
1946 0.4053 +13.1%
1947 0.4457 +10.0%
1948 0.4757 +6.7%
1949 0.4919 +3.4%
1950 0.4911 -0.2%
1951 0.4839 -1.5%
1952 0.4681 -3.3%
1953 0.4457 -4.8%
1954 0.4191 -6.0%
1955 0.3892 -7.1%
1956 0.3585 -7.9%
1957 0.3303 -7.9%
1958 0.3062 -7.3%
1959 0.2876 -6.1%
1960 0.2754 -4.2%
1961 0.3143 +14.1%
1962 0.3097 -1.5%
1963 0.3029 -2.2%
1964 0.2998 -1.0%
1965 0.3013 +0.5%
1966 0.3013 +0.0%
1967 0.3072 +2.0%
1968 0.2984 -2.9%
1969 0.2913 -2.4%
1970 0.3081 +5.8%
1971 0.2718 -11.8%
1972 0.2603 -4.2%
1973 0.2884 +10.8%
1974 0.2907 +0.8%
1975 0.3513 +20.8%
1976 0.357 +1.6%
1977 0.3116 -12.7%
1978 0.3132 +0.5%
1979 0.352 +12.4%
1980 0.3247 -7.7%
1981 0.3021 -7.0%
1982 0.343 +13.5%
1983 0.3435 +0.1%
1984 0.3235 -5.8%
1985 0.3001 -7.2%
1986 0.2917 -2.8%
1987 0.284 -2.6%
1988 0.2769 -2.5%
1989 0.2794 +0.9%
1990 0.2914 +4.3%
1991 0.2832 -2.8%
1992 0.2628 -7.2%
1993 0.2679 +2.0%
1994 0.2639 -1.5%
1995 0.2782 +5.4%
1996 0.2684 -3.5%
1997 0.2569 -4.3%
1998 0.2686 +4.6%
1999 0.2827 +5.3%
2000 0.2546 -9.9%
2001 0.246 -3.4%
2002 0.2582 +5.0%
2003 0.2582 +0.0%
2004 0.2683 +3.9%
2005 0.275 +2.5%
2006 0.281 +2.2%
2007 0.2785 -0.9%
2008 0.2769 -0.6%
2009 0.2863 +3.4%
2010 0.298 +4.1%
2011 0.28 -6.0%
2012 0.3099 +10.7%
2013 0.3111 +0.4%
2014 0.2957 -5.0%
2015 0.2713 -8.2%
2016 0.2735 +0.8%
2017 0.2806 +2.6%
2018 0.2744 -2.2%
2019 0.2744 -0.0%
2020 0.2535 -7.6%
2021 0.2552 +0.7%
2022 0.2596 +1.7%
2023 0.2599 +0.1%
2024 0.2547 -2.0%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 0.2547 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 0.2547 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2287, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1597 0.1562 0.1609 10
1860s 0.1534 0.1481 0.1588 10
1870s 0.164 0.147 0.1847 10
1880s 0.1803 0.1739 0.1856 10
1890s 0.1719 0.1676 0.1767 10
1900s 0.1646 0.1633 0.1668 10
1910s 0.1768 0.1635 0.1943 10
1920s 0.2142 0.1978 0.2259 10
1930s 0.2064 0.1873 0.2247 10
1940s 0.3346 0.1844 0.4919 10
1950s 0.398 0.2876 0.4911 10
1960s 0.3002 0.2754 0.3143 10
1970s 0.3104 0.2603 0.357 10
1980s 0.3069 0.2769 0.3435 10
1990s 0.2724 0.2569 0.2914 10
2000s 0.2683 0.246 0.2863 10
2010s 0.2869 0.2713 0.3111 10
2020s 0.2566 0.2535 0.2599 5

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 112 Cambodia 0.2587 compare
  2. 113 Malawi 0.2573 compare
  3. 114 Italy 0.2564 compare
  4. 116 Albania 0.2544 compare
  5. 117 North Macedonia 0.251 compare
  6. 118 Indonesia 0.2504 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Libya?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Libya was 0.2547 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 0.4919 in 1949.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.147 in 1870.
How does Libya rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Libya ranks 115th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
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