Libya CO2 emissions data for 2016

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Libya emit in 2016?

Libya emitted 51.65 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2016. This represents 0.15% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Libya in 2016?

In 2016, Libya emitted 8.22 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 6282202.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 51.65 million tonnes emitted by Libya in 2016 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 25.55 4.07
Gas 20.13 3.2
Coal 0.0 0.0
Cement 1.59 0.25
Flaring 4.38 0.7

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