Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Libya
Libya: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 2.63 billion current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Libya, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Libya stood at 2.63 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.2% on the previous year and up 110.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Libya peaked at 2.63 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 346.56 million current US$, in 1990.
That places Libya 52nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Libya, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 346.56 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 369.16 million current US$ | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 352.85 million current US$ | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 428.79 million current US$ | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 565.83 million current US$ | +32.0% |
| 1995 | 664.68 million current US$ | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 723.12 million current US$ | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 698.67 million current US$ | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 717.29 million current US$ | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 767.20 million current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 830.08 million current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 862.63 million current US$ | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 918.76 million current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 1.03 billion current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 1.07 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.23 billion current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 1.30 billion current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.27 billion current US$ | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.43 billion current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 1.56 billion current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 1.70 billion current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 1.25 billion current US$ | -26.5% |
| 2012 | 1.79 billion current US$ | +43.1% |
| 2013 | 1.89 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.95 billion current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.78 billion current US$ | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 1.83 billion current US$ | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.06 billion current US$ | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 2.22 billion current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 2.32 billion current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.85 billion current US$ | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 2.63 billion current US$ | +42.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 2.63 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 960.77 million current US$, 2.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 2.63 billion current US$ is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.70 billion current US$, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +43.1% | 1.25 billion current US$ | 1.79 billion current US$ |
| 2021 | +42.2% | 1.85 billion current US$ | 2.63 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 563.42 million current US$ | 346.56 million current US$ | 767.20 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 billion current US$ | 830.08 million current US$ | 1.56 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 billion current US$ | 1.25 billion current US$ | 2.32 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 billion current US$ | 1.85 billion current US$ | 2.63 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More economy & growth data for Libya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -56.51 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -7.66 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 794.70 million BoP, current US$ (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 13.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 108.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Libya?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Libya was 2.63 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 346.56 million current US$ in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Libya ranks 52nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.