CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Libya
Libya: CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total was 62,874 thousand metric tons in 2009. ◆ Volatile
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Libya, 1960–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.
Analysis
In 2009, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Libya stood at 62,874 thousand metric tons. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Libya peaked at 62,874 thousand metric tons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 663.73 thousand metric tons, in 1964.
Libya ranks 5th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,291 thousand metric tons | 663.73 thousand metric tons | 35,552 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 19,002 thousand metric tons | 9,347 thousand metric tons | 32,332 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,728 thousand metric tons | 26,905 thousand metric tons | 37,323 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 42,523 thousand metric tons | 36,780 thousand metric tons | 46,021 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,591 thousand metric tons | 47,114 thousand metric tons | 62,874 thousand metric tons | 10 |
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More environment data for Libya
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 98.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0897 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 22.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 27.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0353 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2146 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Libya?
- Co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Libya was 62,874 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 62,874 thousand metric tons in 2009.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 663.73 thousand metric tons in 1964.
- How does Libya rank for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total?
- Libya ranks 5th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon deposit that can be burned for heat or power, such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. This is the sum total of all fossil fuel emissions (solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption, cement production and gas flaring). The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.