Cyprus vs Libya: Forest area
Cyprus
171,700 hectares
in 2025
Libya
205,330 hectares
in 2025
Cyprus rank
158th
Libya rank
157th
Forest area over time
- Cyprus
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 205,330 hectares against 171,700 hectares in Cyprus, a difference of 33,630 hectares.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Cyprus's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 158th and Libya ranks 157th of 235 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 165,835 hectares | 215,502 hectares | 49,666 hectares | Libya |
| 2000s | 172,164 hectares | 212,172 hectares | 40,008 hectares | Libya |
| 2010s | 172,715 hectares | 208,837 hectares | 36,122 hectares | Libya |
| 2020s | 172,120 hectares | 206,165 hectares | 34,045 hectares | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cyprus or Libya?
- Libya, at 205,330 hectares against 171,700 hectares in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cyprus and Libya?
- 33,630 hectares, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Libya?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Libya rank globally for forest area?
- Cyprus ranks 158th and Libya ranks 157th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.