Brega Facts

Area1.9 km²
Population358
Population change (1975 to 2020)+359.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-76.8%
Local Time
TimezoneEastern European Standard Time
Lat & Lng30.40624, 19.57386

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Brega Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population781,2811,5451,720358399422
Population Density41.6 / km²683.2 / km²824 / km²917.3 / km²190.9 / km²212.8 / km²225.1 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Brega Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 76.8% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Brega+359%-72.1%-76.8%
Al Wahat District
Libya
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Brega Population Density

Population Density: 191 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Brega3581.875 km²191 / km²
Al Wahat District196,136197,431 km²1 / km²
Libya6.2 million1,614,874.2 km²3.9 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Brega Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1760 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Brega CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Brega1,419 tn3.96 tn756.6 tons/km²
Al Wahat District776,724 tn3.96 tn3.9 tons/km²
Libya24,635,445 tn3.96 tn15.3 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Brega CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)1,419 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita3.96 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)756.6 tons/km²

Brega

Brega /ˈbreɪɡə/, also known as Mersa Brega or Marsa al-Brega (Arabic: مرسى البريقة‎ Marsā al Burayqah, i.e. "Brega Seaport"), is a complex of several smaller towns, industry installations and education establishments situated in Libya on the Gulf of ..

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