Israel vs Libya: Forest area
Israel
150,000 hectares
in 2025
Libya
205,330 hectares
in 2025
Israel rank
160th
Libya rank
157th
Forest area over time
- Israel
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 205,330 hectares against 150,000 hectares in Israel, a difference of 55,330 hectares.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.4 times Israel's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 160th 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 | Israel | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 141,450 hectares | 215,502 hectares | 74,052 hectares | Libya |
| 2000s | 153,450 hectares | 212,172 hectares | 58,722 hectares | Libya |
| 2010s | 156,700 hectares | 208,837 hectares | 52,137 hectares | Libya |
| 2020s | 145,000 hectares | 206,165 hectares | 61,165 hectares | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Israel or Libya?
- Libya, at 205,330 hectares against 150,000 hectares in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Israel and Libya?
- 55,330 hectares, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Libya?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Libya rank globally for forest area?
- Israel ranks 160th 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.