Libya vs Western Sahara: Forest area, annual growth rate
Libya
-0.1624 % change on previous year
in 2025
Western Sahara
-0.1506 % change on previous year
in 2025
Libya rank
170th
Western Sahara rank
168th
Forest area, annual growth rate over time
- Libya
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports -0.1506 % change on previous year against -0.1624 % change on previous year in Libya, a difference of 0.0118 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 170th and Western Sahara ranks 168th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Western Sahara in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1544 % change on previous year | -1.14 % change on previous year | 0.9848 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 2000s | -0.1567 % change on previous year | -0.1593 % change on previous year | 0.0026 % change on previous year | Libya |
| 2010s | -0.1596 % change on previous year | -0.0557 % change on previous year | 0.1039 % change on previous year | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | -0.1617 % change on previous year | -0.1643 % change on previous year | 0.0026 % change on previous year | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, annual growth rate, Libya or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at -0.1506 % change on previous year against -0.1624 % change on previous year in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area, annual growth rate between Libya and Western Sahara?
- 0.0118 % change on previous year, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Western Sahara?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Western Sahara rank globally for forest area, annual growth rate?
- Libya ranks 170th and Western Sahara ranks 168th of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.