Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Libya
Libya: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste was 0.1177 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Libya, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.1177 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Libya peaked at 0.1177 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0156 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Libya ranks 102nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Libya, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0156 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0166 Mt CO2e | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0178 Mt CO2e | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0209 Mt CO2e | +17.4% |
| 1974 | 0.024 Mt CO2e | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0257 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0271 Mt CO2e | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0286 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.031 Mt CO2e | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0332 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0359 Mt CO2e | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0385 Mt CO2e | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0394 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0403 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0406 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0407 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0416 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0428 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0439 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0461 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0466 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0471 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0469 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0479 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0488 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0517 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0513 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0523 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0514 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0537 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0634 Mt CO2e | +18.1% |
| 2001 | 0.08 Mt CO2e | +26.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0806 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0819 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0832 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0845 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0858 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0871 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0876 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0886 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0893 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0903 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0928 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0966 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0986 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0994 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0977 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0988 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.099 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1023 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.106 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1102 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1123 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.115 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1177 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1177 Mt CO2e is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1111 Mt CO2e, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1177 Mt CO2e is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2395 Mt CO2e, 49% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +26.2% | 0.0634 Mt CO2e | 0.08 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.024 Mt CO2e | 0.0156 Mt CO2e | 0.0332 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.041 Mt CO2e | 0.0359 Mt CO2e | 0.0461 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0498 Mt CO2e | 0.0466 Mt CO2e | 0.0537 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0823 Mt CO2e | 0.0634 Mt CO2e | 0.0886 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0965 Mt CO2e | 0.0893 Mt CO2e | 0.1023 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1122 Mt CO2e | 0.106 Mt CO2e | 0.1177 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Libya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Libya?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Libya was 0.1177 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1177 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0156 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Libya rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?
- Libya ranks 102nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).