Brak, Libya Facts

Area10.3 km²
Population21,776
Population change (1975 to 2020)+123.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+23.3%
Area Codes721
Local Time
TimezoneEastern European Standard Time
Lat & Lng27.54956, 14.27139

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Brak, Libya Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population9,76614,84217,65720,13521,776
Population Density952.8 / km²1,448 / km²1,722.6 / km²1,964.4 / km²2,124.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Brak, Libya Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 14% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Brak, Libya+106.2%+35.7%+14%
Wadi al Shatii District+139.5%+42.8%+17.6%
Libya+139.4%+43%+17.7%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Brak, Libya Population Density

Population Density: 2,125 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Brak, Libya21,77610.3 km²2,125 / km²
Wadi al Shatii District87,164101,645.6 km²0.9 / 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

Brak, Libya Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1810 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

Brak, Libya CO2 Emissions

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

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Brak, Libya86,286 tn3.96 tn8,418.1 tons/km²
Wadi al Shatii District345,378 tn3.96 tn3.4 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
Brak, Libya CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)86,286 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita3.96 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)8,418.1 tons/km²

Brak, Libya

Brak (sometimes written Biraq or Birak) (Arabic: براك‎) is a town in the Wadi al Shatii District in west-central Libya. It is the administrative center of the district.

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