Zuwetina Facts

Area2.1 km²
Population1,544
Population change (1975 to 2020)-45.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)-50.0%
Local Time
TimezoneEastern European Standard Time
Lat & Lng30.95220, 20.12022

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Zuwetina Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population2,8283,0113,0873,3591,5441,6601,717
Population Density1,371.2 / km²1,459.9 / km²1,496.7 / km²1,628.6 / km²748.6 / km²804.8 / km²832.5 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Zuwetina Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 50% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Zuwetina-45.4%-48.7%-50%
Al Wahat District
Libya
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Zuwetina Population Density

Population Density: 749 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Zuwetina1,5442.063 km²749 / 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

Zuwetina Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 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

Zuwetina CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Zuwetina6,118 tn3.96 tn2,966.3 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
Zuwetina CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)6,118 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita3.96 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)2,966.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
EarthquakeLow (2.3)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Zuwetina

Zuwetina ( Marsa Uasili; Arabic: الزويتينة‎) is a coastal town and oil-exporting port in the Al Wahat District of the Cyrenaica region in north-eastern Libya. From 1987 to 2007 Zuwetina was in the former Ajdabiya District. The oil terminal in the sma..

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