Libya CO2 emissions data for 2008

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Libya emit in 2008?

Libya emitted 53.5 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008. This represents 0.17% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Libya in 2008?

In 2008, Libya emitted 8.59 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 6228377.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 53.5 million tonnes emitted by Libya in 2008 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	31.32	5.03
Gas	12.58	2.02
Coal	0.0	0.0
Cement	2.12	0.34
Flaring	7.49	1.2

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