Libya vs Moldova: Annual change in forest area
Libya
-334 hectares
in 2025
Moldova
-580 hectares
in 2025
Libya rank
159th
Moldova rank
162nd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Libya
- Moldova
How they compare
Libya currently reports -334 hectares against -580 hectares in Moldova, a difference of 246 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Moldova ahead.
Libya ranks 159th and Moldova ranks 162nd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Moldova in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Moldova | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -333 hectares | 1,900 hectares | 2,233 hectares | Moldova |
| 2000s | -333 hectares | 2,899 hectares | 3,232 hectares | Moldova |
| 2010s | -333.9 hectares | 435 hectares | 768.9 hectares | Moldova |
| 2020s | -334 hectares | -923.34 hectares | 589.34 hectares | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Libya or Moldova?
- Libya, at -334 hectares against -580 hectares in Moldova as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Libya and Moldova?
- 246 hectares, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Moldova?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Moldova rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Libya ranks 159th and Moldova ranks 162nd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.