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Carbon intensity of the economy — Libya

Carbon intensity of the economy in Libya in 2022 — 0.645 kg/$. Ranked 159 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 168.8%.

2022 0.645 kg/$ +20.11% vs 2021
World rank 159of 164
Period maximum 2.825 kg/$1969
Period minimum 0.135 kg/$1964

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Libya, 1950–2022012319501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.24 kg/$1952: 0.232 kg/$1954: 0.418 kg/$1956: 0.299 kg/$1958: 0.277 kg/$1960: 0.391 kg/$1962: 0.406 kg/$1964: 0.135 kg/$1966: 0.351 kg/$1968: 2.705 kg/$1970: 2.452 kg/$1972: 1.117 kg/$1974: 0.55 kg/$1976: 0.824 kg/$1978: 0.866 kg/$1980: 0.999 kg/$1982: 1.372 kg/$1984: 1.37 kg/$1986: 1.706 kg/$1988: 1.979 kg/$1990: 1.792 kg/$1992: 1.391 kg/$1994: 1.694 kg/$1996: 1.532 kg/$1998: 1.241 kg/$2000: 1.065 kg/$2002: 0.909 kg/$2004: 0.716 kg/$2006: 0.473 kg/$2008: 0.323 kg/$2010: 0.315 kg/$2012: 0.416 kg/$2014: 0.732 kg/$2016: 0.629 kg/$2018: 0.48 kg/$2020: 0.442 kg/$2022: 0.645 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.405 (+168.75%) Average annual rate: 1.38 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Libya

Libya 0.645 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Middle East & North Africa computed 0.332 kg/$
Northern Africa computed 0.226 kg/$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.349 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.645 +0.108 +20.11%
2021 0.537 +0.095 +21.49%
2020 0.442 −0.195 −30.61%
2019 0.637 +0.157 +32.71%
2018 0.48 −0.075 −13.51%
2017 0.555 −0.074 −11.76%
2016 0.629 −0.028 −4.26%
2015 0.657 −0.075 −10.25%
2014 0.732 +0.309 +73.05%
2013 0.423 +0.007 +1.68%
2012 0.416 −0.26 −38.46%
2011 0.676 +0.361 +114.6%
2010 0.315 +0.003 +0.96%
2009 0.312 −0.011 −3.41%
2008 0.323 −0.036 −10.03%
2007 0.359 −0.114 −24.1%
2006 0.473 −0.119 −20.1%
2005 0.592 −0.124 −17.32%
2004 0.716 −0.071 −9.02%
2003 0.787 −0.122 −13.42%
2002 0.909 −0.07 −7.15%
2001 0.979 −0.086 −8.08%
2000 1.065 −0.046 −4.14%
1999 1.111 −0.13 −10.48%
1998 1.241 −0.054 −4.17%
1997 1.295 −0.237 −15.47%
1996 1.532 −0.177 −10.36%
1995 1.709 +0.015 +0.89%
1994 1.694 +0.292 +20.83%
1993 1.402 +0.011 +0.79%
1992 1.391 −0.288 −17.15%
1991 1.679 −0.113 −6.31%
1990 1.792 −0.097 −5.13%
1989 1.889 −0.09 −4.55%
1988 1.979 +0.072 +3.78%
1987 1.907 +0.201 +11.78%
1986 1.706 +0.321 +23.18%
1985 1.385 +0.015 +1.09%
1984 1.37 −0.017 −1.23%
1983 1.387 +0.015 +1.09%
1982 1.372 +0.048 +3.63%
1981 1.324 +0.325 +32.53%
1980 0.999 +0.025 +2.57%
1979 0.974 +0.108 +12.47%
1978 0.866 +0.011 +1.29%
1977 0.855 +0.031 +3.76%
1976 0.824 +0.169 +25.8%
1975 0.655 +0.105 +19.09%
1974 0.55 −0.5 −47.62%
1973 1.05 −0.067 −6%
1972 1.117 −0.616 −35.55%
1971 1.733 −0.719 −29.32%
1970 2.452 −0.373 −13.2%
1969 2.825 +0.12 +4.44%
1968 2.705 +0.484 +21.79%
1967 2.221 +1.87 +532.76%
1966 0.351 +0.19 +118.01%
1965 0.161 +0.026 +19.26%
1964 0.135 −0.285 −67.86%
1963 0.42 +0.014 +3.45%
1962 0.406 −0.208 −33.88%
1961 0.614 +0.223 +57.03%
1960 0.391 +0.076 +24.13%
1959 0.315 +0.038 +13.72%
1958 0.277 +0.006 +2.21%
1957 0.271 −0.028 −9.36%
1956 0.299 −0.174 −36.79%
1955 0.473 +0.055 +13.16%
1954 0.418 +0.072 +20.81%
1953 0.346 +0.114 +49.14%
1952 0.232 −0.023 −9.02%
1951 0.255 +0.015 +6.25%
1950 0.24 — —

Northern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

EG Egypt 0.171 MA Morocco 0.224 TN Tunisia 0.238 DZ Algeria 0.324 LY Libya 0.645
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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