Libya's methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) was -48.4% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 23.6 percentage points from -72% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -48.4% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | -45.45% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | -72% | 2014 |
| Highest | 1.66% | 1996 |
| Lowest | -75.7% | 2016 |
| Average since 2015 | -57.28% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | -4.84% | 1991 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Libya's methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) fell 1.66 percentage points on 2023 (from -46.74% to -48.4%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.59 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 15.55 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 34.2 percentage points in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 44.96 percentage points in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.77 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 43% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Libya had the 192nd highest value of the 203 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Libya | -48.4% | 2024 |
| World | 30.05% | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 46.98% | 2024 |
Closest to Libya in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.
Limitations: Global GHG emissions are currently not directly measurable, but approaches for their estimation exist, and numerous sources exist to supply data for this indicator. Reputable scientific organizations produce these data for use for research, policy analysis, climate negotiations, and broader public communications. The estimated accuracy from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes are quite high, as quantities of fossil fuels and other emissive materials (such as cement and steel) produced are well known. For these sectors, emissions estimates are roughly accurate to within 10% when aggregated to the global level and between 4% and 35% at the country level (Crippa et al., 2023).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average using 1990 emission levels as weights.
All 34 values
| Year | Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -48.4 |
| 2023 | -46.74 |
| 2022 | -51.64 |
| 2021 | -46.43 |
| 2020 | -74.87 |
| 2019 | -45.45 |
| 2018 | -50.27 |
| 2017 | -58.42 |
| 2016 | -75.7 |
| 2015 | -74.85 |
| 2014 |
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 103.32% (2024)
- Algeria — 0.18% (2024)
- Bahrain — 70.79% (2024)
- Djibouti — 82.52% (2024)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 24.17% (2024)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 72.59% (2024)
- Iraq — 66.46% (2024)
- Israel — 119.12% (2024)
- Jordan
More environment data for Libya
- Population in largest city — 1.2 million (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 18.35% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 1.2 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 16.13% (2025)
- Rural population — 901,647 (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 12.09% (2025)
- Urban population — 6.56 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 87.91% (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 10 (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Libya's methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)?
- -48.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1991?
- It is down 43.55 percentage points from -4.84% in 1991. The highest value was 1.66% in 1996 and the lowest -75.7% in 2016.
- How does Libya rank?
- 192nd highest of 203 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) unusual for Libya?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EN.GHG.CH4.ZG.AR5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, uri: https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset_ghg2024, publisher: JRC European Commission, date published: 2024; International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://edgar.j… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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