Ethiopia vs Libya: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Ethiopia
0.1%
in 2020
Libya
0.2%
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
44th
Libya rank
41st
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Ethiopia
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 44th and Libya ranks 41st of 105 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Ethiopia or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Ethiopia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Ethiopia and Libya?
- 0.1%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Libya?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Ethiopia and Libya rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Ethiopia ranks 44th and Libya ranks 41st of 105 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 deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.